Debisree Ray on her positive JupyterCon 2025 experience

We spotted a great post by Debisree Ray about JupyterCon 2025 on the Women in Technology blog. It’s full of thoughtful reflections about the community and the conference, and we wanted to share a few highlights.

On the JupyterLab Extensions workshop:

I chose to attend Developing JupyterLab Extensions, led by the Jupyter core contributors. It was one of the most practical, empowering workshops I’ve attended.

Once you understand the architecture, building a JupyterLab extension feels less intimidating and more like unlocking a creative superpower.

On the community spirit:

On the first day, while setting up my extension environment, I got stuck during execution — and before I knew it, several attendees (not just instructors!) jumped in to troubleshoot with me. That moment captured the true spirit of JupyterCon: a room full of brilliant people who genuinely want to help one another succeed.

The openness, kindness, and inclusiveness of this community are unmatched. Everyone — from first-time contributors to long-time maintainers — collaborates with respect and a sense of curiosity.

On the Jupyter ecosystem’s growth:

Jupyter is no longer just about notebooks — it’s powering AI workflows, enterprise analytics, and reproducible research pipelines at scale.

Read the full post for more about Debisree’s week in San Diego, the community sprint, and other key takeaways.

Acknowledgements #

We didn’t do any of the work in this post but do have some context from the Jupyter community that led to it being written and discovered, so here’s a brief “thank you” nonetheless…

Thanks to Debisree Ray for writing such a thoughtful reflection and sharing it publicly. And thanks to Matt Fisher from GeoJupyter for spotting the post and bringing it to our attention. Thanks also to Rick Wagner and Jason Grout for creating the slide as part of the executive council update.