Oct. 4, 2024 » Better Simple » [Archived Version]
A deeper dive into why DjangoCons are important to the Django community and how it could be more accurately reflected.
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A quick and fun review of my effort to install a new OS.
Read MoreOct. 3, 2024 » LevIT's blog - posts tagged with 'Django' » [Archived Version]
"Stability without stagnation" is an EmberJS moto. Is there any teachings to be learned from it in the Django world?
Read MoreOct. 3, 2024 » Josh Karamuth » [Archived Version]
Learn how to use the built-in Windows ssh-agent from inside your WSL instance
Read MoreOct. 2, 2024 » Simon Willison's Weblog: django » [Archived Version]
Building an automatically updating live blog in Django Here's an extended write-up of how I implemented the live blog feature I used for my coverage of OpenAI DevDay yesterday. I built the first version using Claude while waiting for the keynote to start, then upgraded it during the lunch break with the help of GPT-4o to add sort options and incremental fetching of new updates. Tags: claude, ai, django, llms, javascript, ai-assisted-programming, generative-ai, chatgpt
Read MoreSept. 30, 2024 » Simon Willison's Weblog: django » [Archived Version]
I fell behind a bit on my weeknotes. Here's most of what I've been doing in September. Lisbon, Portugal and Durham, North Carolina I had two trips this month. The first was a short visit to Lisbon, Portugal for the Python Software Foundation's annual board retreat. This inspired me to write about Things I've learned serving on the board of the Python Software Foundation. The second was to Durham, North Carolina for DjangoCon US 2024. I wrote about that one in Themes from DjangoCon US 2024. My t…
Read MoreSept. 29, 2024 » Simon Willison's Weblog: django » [Archived Version]
Ensuring a block is overridden in a Django template Neat Django trick by Tom Carrick: implement a Django template tag that raises a custom exception, then you can use this pattern in your templates: {% block title %}{% ensure_overridden %}{% endblock %} To ensure you don't accidentally extend a base template but forget to fill out a critical block. Via Carlton Gibson Tags: django, python
Read MoreSept. 28, 2024 » Simon Willison's Weblog: django » [Archived Version]
DjangoTV Brand new site by Jeff Triplett gathering together videos from Django conferences around the world. Here's Jeff's blog post introducing the project. Via @webology Tags: jeff-triplett, django
Read MoreSept. 27, 2024 » Simon Willison's Weblog: django » [Archived Version]
I just arrived home from a trip to Durham, North Carolina for DjangoCon US 2024. I’ve already written about my talk where I announced a new plugin system for Django; here are my notes on some of the other themes that resonated with me during the conference. Growing the Django Software Foundation (DSF) Could we fund a Django LTS accessibility audit? Django fellows continue to provide outstanding value Django needs feature champions htmx fits Django really well Django Ninja has posi…
Read MoreSept. 27, 2024 » Django News » [Archived Version]
News 2025 DSF Board Nominations Nominations are open for the 2025 Django Software Foundation Board of Directors and there are 4 positions currently open, with each position serving for two years. djangoproject.com PyCharm & Django Campaign 2024 - encore The Django Software Foundation's biggest fundraising event of the year is here! djangoproject.com Updates to Django Today 'Updates to Django' is pres…
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