January 31, 2026
Talk
Rethinking Open Source Sustainability from Scratch
The open-source community is filled with burnout stories, from project maintainers to conference organizers. Current sustainability models like "give away the code, charge for support," "make tickets cheap, get grants," and "just use GitHub Sponsors" are failing. VC-backed business models are an improvement but at the expense of free software. This talk presents new opportunities for OSS sustainability that preserve software freedom while providing the funding that communities desperately need.
Speaker: Audrey Roy Greenfeld
March 21-23, 2026
Talk
Air: The Web Framework AI Can Actually Understand
Most Python web frameworks were designed before AI-assisted development existed. Their patterns, conventions, and documentation assume a human reader with years of context. LLMs struggle with them. Air is different.
Built from scratch for developers who work alongside AI, Air prioritizes what makes code legible to both humans and machines: explicit types, clear contracts, disciplined testing, documentation that reads like a book. The same practices that help an LLM understand your code help your future self, your teammates, and anyone who inherits your project. Designing for AI makes you a better coder.
Air also runs on a $2.50 VPS and works with free, local LLMs. The benefits of AI-assisted development shouldn't require an expensive AI subscription or a Bay Area salary. Developers are everywhere. The only question is whether we remove barriers or quietly lock people out.
Speakers: Daniel & Audrey Roy Greenfeld
Location: De La Salle University Manila
Conference: PythonAsia 2026