Angela Byron

Angela Byron (born 1977) is a 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]

Angela Byron
Born1977 or 1978 (age 45–46)[1]
Rochester, Minnesota, United States[2]
Other namesAngie
webchick
Occupation(s)Co-maintainer of Drupal
Director of Community Development at Acquia
Known forOpen source movement
Board member ofDrupal Association
WebsiteWebchick.net

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]

Works
  • Byron, Angela; Berry, Addison; Robbins, Jeff; Haug, Nathan; Eaton, Jeff; Walker, James (2009). Using Drupal. "O'Reilly Media, Inc.". ISBN 9780596515805. 0596515804.

References
  1. "Summer camp for coders". The Economist. 15 September 2005.
  2. Byron, Angela (9 March 2008). "Introductions". Drupal.
  3. Druckman, Katherine (April 2011). "Drupal 7: the Webchick behind the Wheel". Linux Journal (204).
  4. 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. 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. 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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