Angela Byron

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Angela Byron
Angela Byron.jpg
Born1977or1978(age 47–48) [1]
Rochester, Minnesota, United States [2]
Other namesAngie
webchick
Occupation(s)Co-maintainer of Drupal
Director of Community Development at Acquia
Known for Open source movement
Board member ofDrupal Association
Angela Byron's voice
recorded in 2017
Website Webchick.net

Angela Byron (born 1977/8) is a Canadian software developer best known for her work with Drupal, a free and open source content management system and content management framework. She has been named one of the most highly regarded contributors to the open source movement, [3] and has worked to encourage people to become involved with open source, particularly women. [4] [5] She was the first woman to be featured on the cover of Linux Journal , in April 2011. [6] [4]

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Personal life

Byron is mostly self-taught. She holds a two-year degree from the Nova Scotia Community College in information technology, concentrating on programming. [7] She lives in British Columbia, Canada with her daughter. [8]

Career

At the advice of a professor, Byron applied to the Google Summer of Code in 2005. She was accepted, and participated by writing a quiz module for Drupal. [9] This sparked her involvement with Drupal, as well as the open source movement as a whole.

In October 2006, Byron began working for Lullabot, a Drupal consulting company. [10] In 2008, Byron was awarded the Google–O'Reilly Open Source Award for Best Contributor for her work on Drupal. [11] She worked full-time for Lullabot until 2011, doing software training and working with system architecture. [12] Part of her work for Lullabot also allowed her to work on Drupal developments and initiatives.

In 2008, she became the co-maintainer of the Drupal core, [13] and she also worked on documentation and outreach. [14] She led the project to create Using Drupal: Choosing and Configuring Modules to Build Dynamic Websites, a how-to book for Drupal users. [6] She is also in charge of Drupal's involvement with the Google Summer of Code, as well as Google Highly Open Participation Contest. [12] In 2011, she left Lullabot to work for Acquia, a software company that also provides products, services, and support for Drupal. [2] She is the Director of Community Development. [15]

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References

  1. ↑ "Summer camp for coders". The Economist. 15 September 2005.
  2. 1 2 Byron, Angela (9 March 2008). "Introductions". Drupal.
  3. ↑ Druckman, Katherine (April 2011). "Drupal 7: the Webchick behind the Wheel". Linux Journal (204).
  4. 1 2 Frevele, Jamie. "Angela Byron will make Linux history". The Mary Sue. Retrieved 26 February 2011.
  5. ↑ Leblanc, Dee-Ann (12 June 2009). "Open Web Vancouver 2009: Want More Women In Your Project?". CMSWire.
  6. 1 2 Beta, Brodie. "Angela Byron will be the first woman to ever hit the cover of Linux Journal". The Next Web. Retrieved 27 March 2012.
  7. ↑ Amber, Gillies (8 August 2008). "Open source technology is hungry for new college grads". Linux.com. Archived from the original on 23 September 2012. Retrieved 28 March 2012.
  8. ↑ About Me, Angela. "Byron".
  9. ↑ Druckman, Katherine (24 February 2011). "Angela Byron on Drupal 7". Linux Journal.
  10. ↑ Byron, Angela. "webchick". Drupal.
  11. ↑ Bailey, Jeff (22 July 2008). "... and the winners of the 2008 Google-O'Reilly Open Source Awards are..." Google.
  12. 1 2 Dean, Sam (14 November 2008). "Interview: Angela Byron, Top Drupal Developer and Evangelist". OStatic.
  13. ↑ Shreves, Ric; Dunwoodie, Brice (2011-05-04). Drupal 7 Bible. Hoboken: John Wiley & Sons. p. 17. ISBN   978-0470943434.
  14. ↑ Byron, Angela (17 September 2008). "Geek of the Week: Drupal Developer Angela Byron" (Interview). Interviewed by dotFiveOne. Archived from the original on 21 January 2013. Retrieved 27 March 2012.
  15. ↑ "The 50 Women to Watch in Tech – The First 10". Femmeonomics. Archived from the original on 2016-01-11. Retrieved 2012-04-18.
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