Jeff Epler

CircuitPython core developer Jeff Epler joins the show. He and Paul discuss how he sees his role as a core developer, adding JPEG support to CircuitPython, and adding over 2000 new fonts. 00:27 Welcome Jeff and his start with computers 00:54 How Jeff started with open source 1:45 Discovering CircuitPython 2:12 Jeff’s role as a CircuitPython core developer 3:43 Retro computing * The Commordion: linusakesson.net [https://www.linusakesson.net/index.php] 4:43 The Memento camera [https://www.adafruit.com/product/5420] and JPEG support in CircuitPython 7:17 Adding over 2000 new fonts to CircuitPython * adafruit/circuitpython-fonts: A collection of PCF-format fonts packaged for easy use in CircuitPython [https://github.com/adafruit/circuitpython-fonts] 10:53 Which board? 12:05 Follow Jeff: * GitHub [https://github.com/jepler] * Mastodon [https://octodon.social/@stylus] * Blog [http://unpythonic.net/]