I am fortunate to get to write software using tools I love and the opportunity to teach through TestDriven.io. It's all possible due to the countless hours invested by others into open source. These volunteers rarely receive praise or thanks and only a lucky few are able to monetize their work. And while many startups and large companies have built their platforms on open source, few ever give back.
While I am a longtime committer to open source, I know I can do more. So, I'm donating at least 10% of the profits from our FastAPI and Flask Web Development courses to the software that enables it. This is a first step toward a longer effort by TestDriven.io to support a sustainable open source model for our industry. This page will track my contributions and, I hope, inspire others to donate to open source as well.
Michael Herman
Donation History
| # | Project | Amount | Date | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 | Flask/Pallets | $18 | November 30, 2020 | Donation for sales from November 16 to 29 |
| 20 | FastAPI | $70 | November 30, 2020 | Donation for sales from November 16 to 29 |
| 19 | Flask/Pallets | $8 | November 17, 2020 | Donation for sales from November 2 to 15 |
| 18 | FastAPI | $50 | November 17, 2020 | Donation for sales from November 2 to 15 |
| 17 | Flask/Pallets | $20 | November 2, 2020 | Donation for sales from October 19 to November 1 |
| 16 | FastAPI | $75 | November 2, 2020 | Donation for sales from October 19 to November 1 |
| 15 | Flask/Pallets | $37 | October 21, 2020 | Donation for sales from October 5 to October 18 |
| 14 | FastAPI | $60 | October 21, 2020 | Donation for sales from October 5 to October 18 |
| 13 | Flask/Pallets | $15 | October 6, 2020 | Donation for sales from September 21 to October 4 |
| 12 | FastAPI | $81 | October 6, 2020 | Donation for sales from September 21 to October 4 |
| 11 | Flask/Pallets | $29 | September 21, 2020 | Donation for sales from September 7 to September 20 |
| 10 | FastAPI | $51 | September 21, 2020 | Donation for sales from September 7 to September 20 |
| 9 | Flask/Pallets | $120 | September 9, 2020 | Donation for sales from August 24 to September 6 |
| 8 | FastAPI | $58 | September 9, 2020 | Donation for sales from August 24 to September 6 |
| 7 | FastAPI | $50 | August 25, 2020 | Donation for sales from August 10 to August 23 |
| 6 | FastAPI | $77 | August 10, 2020 | Donation for sales from July 27 to August 9 |
| 5 | Python Software Foundation | $50 | August 7, 2020 | ❤️ |
| 4 | FastAPI | $58 | July 29, 2020 | Donation for sales from July 13 to July 26 |
| 3 | FastAPI | $60 | July 15, 2020 | Donation for sales from June 29 to July 12 |
| 2 | FastAPI | $62 | June 29, 2020 | Donation for sales from June 15 to June 28 |
| 1 | FastAPI | $200 | June 22, 2020 | Donation for sales from June 1 to June 14 |