Hi, I'm Koudai Aono from Tokyo 🗼, dedicated to OSS development to enhance the dev environment 😄.

What were the sponsor funds used for? 💰

While the tier section indicates the funds were allocated for food and beverages, I have instead used them to purchase the following development tools. A huge thanks to all our sponsors.

M3 MacBook Air 15-inch 💻 🍎

(M3, LPDDR5-24GB RAM, 1TB SSD, 2,880 x 1,864 15.3-inch display)
This new MacBook Air is now a key addition to my development arsenal, offering enhanced performance and ample memory capacity to fuel my open-source endeavors. Its lightweight design allows me to develop from anywhere, whether it's a coffee shop, a park, or during travel.

High-Performance Laptop 💻 🚀

(i7-127000H, LPDDR5-16GB RAM, 1TB SSD, 2560x1600 16-inch display)
This laptop is my primary device for development, running Ubuntu. It's also used for testing software in a Windows environment.

External Portable Display 🌴

(16 inch 2560x1600, DCI-P3 99%)
This display allows me to work from various locations, including the dining room, hotels, and while traveling, with the same efficiency as working from home.

DIY Computer 🖥️

(Ryzen 5 7600X, DDR5-32GB RAM)
The machine is used for JetBrains Gateway host. it also serves as a build server for Docker and other applications. Though the Ryzen 5 has only 6 cores, with careful tuning (overclocking), it rivals the performance of an M3 Mac or even high-end Intel CPUs in single-thread tasks.

PyConUS 2024 Speaker 🎤

I recently had the privilege of delivering a talk at PyConUS 2024 titled "Enhancing Decorators with Type Annotations: Techniques and Best Practices", where I shared insights on leveraging type annotations to enrich decorators effectively.

My OSS activity

Your support fuels the progress of my projects ✨.

Pydantic

• pydantic-pycharm-plugin - Enhancing pydantic support on PyCharm 🛠️
  • Official Pydantic document features this plugin 📄
  • Featured in an interview on @JetBrains' PyCharm Blog 🎤
  • Supports various Pydantic model types:
    • pydantic.BaseModel
    • pydantic_v2.BaseModel
    • dataclasses.dataclass
    • typing.TypedDict
    • msgspec.Struct

Ruff

• ruff-pycharm-plugin - Easing Ruff app development within PyCharm, a step towards a smoother dev experience 🖥️

FastAPI 🚀

• fastapi-code-generator - Generate fastapi app and pydantic models from an OpenAPI file 🔄

AWS Lambda & API Gateway ☁️

• jordaneremieff/mangum - AWS Lambda & API Gateway support for ASGI. I'm a co-maintainer 👷

Poetry 📜

• poetry-pycharm-plugin - Support poetry on PyCharm
• My poetry plugin has been merged into PyCharm source code🎉
  PyCharm 2021.3 or later provides poetry integration as a built-in feature😎
  👉What’s New in PyCharm 2021.3

Data API for Amazon Aurora Serverless 📊

• local-data-api - Mock Server for Data API 🖥️
• py-data-api - Python Client (include SQLAlchemy Dialects) for Data API 🐍

PyCharm 🛠️

I requested to add new API (a.k.a extension points) to @JetBrains

• For Poetry and other package managers https://youtrack.jetbrains.com/issue/PY-30702
• For Pydantic and other dataclass libraries. https://youtrack.jetbrains.com/issue/PY-37802

Why do our projects need sponsors? 🤔

I work on these projects in my time 🏠, spending 10~20 hours every week 🕒. The goal is to keep them as open-source tools, helping many developers 👨‍💻. Your sponsorship helps a lot; it makes the development faster and reduces the time needed to fix issues 🛠️.

I dream of becoming a full-time open-source software (OSS) developer 🌠. Being full-time will let me do more for the community and improve these tools quicker 🚀. Your support brings me closer to this dream, making a big positive change 🌟.

Thank you for thinking about sponsorship. Your help is very important in this exciting journey towards better open-source tools ❤️🌱. 🚀