Sasha Romijn
Owner at RIPE
Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands
Summary
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RockstarSasha Romijn is an independent developer and internet infrastructure specialist with 15 years of experience building secure, reliable web systems from Amsterdam. As owner of Reliably Coded and lead developer for internet.nl, Sasha combines hands-on Python/Django backend engineering with governance and operations for large community projects. They are a long-time contributor to Django—fixing input validation, IPv6 handling and auth security—and have stewarded Code of Conduct and reporting guidance for the Django project and Write the Docs. Sasha chairs the Dutch Django Association, co-chairs the RIPE Open Source WG, and helps run Write the Docs conferences, blending technical depth with community leadership. Known for meticulous technical writing and pragmatic tooling, they focus on data integrity, documentation clarity, and operational robustness. An organizer who still ships code, Sasha brings rare dual expertise in open source policy, community processes, and production-grade backend engineering.
14 years of coding experience
Github Skills (21)
restructuredtext10
data-validation10
python10
validators10
django10
technical-writing10
rs10
forms10
codec10
modeling10
documentation10
testing9
authentication9
content-management-system9
user-authentication9
Programming languages (14)
Github contributions (5)
writethedocs/www
Aug 2017 - Jan 2023
The main website for Write the Docs.
Role in this project:
Technical Writer
Technical WriterContributions:251 reviews, 268 commits, 296 PRs in 5 years 5 months
Contributions summary:Sasha's contributions focused primarily on updating and maintaining documentation for the Write the Docs website. They added, updated, and corrected content related to the Code of Conduct, speaker information, and conference details. Their work included modifying RST files, adding email templates, and ensuring the accuracy and clarity of information presented to the community.
sphinx-docsphinx
django/django
Jan 2015 - Mar 2022
The Web framework for perfectionists with deadlines.
Role in this project:Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:7 PRs, 10 pushes, 41 comments in 7 years 3 months
Contributions summary:Sasha primarily contributed to fixing bugs and improving the Django framework's functionality, particularly focusing on input validation and data sanitization. Their work included addressing issues in the `IPAddressField` and `GenericIPAddressField`, such as adding whitespace stripping and ensuring IPv6 compatibility within the comments framework. They also worked on model forms, enhancing localization options, and improving password security within the authentication system, indicating a focus on data integrity and security.
pythondjango-frameworkappsdjangoframework
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