Blog: Better Simple

Share how you use Django with Django Probe

Sept. 17, 2026 » Better Simple » [Archived Version]

Django Probe is a low effort, high impact way to support the community. By sharing how you use Django, the community can make better decisions.

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Nifty Django Feature: Q() Objects

Sept. 9, 2026 » Better Simple » [Archived Version]

Part of the Nifty Django features series: Django's Q() objects allow you to some fancy filtering!

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Nifty Django Feature: Use Index for Custom Migration Operations

Sept. 2, 2026 » Better Simple » [Archived Version]

Part of the Nifty Django features series: You can hack Django's Index class to define custom migration operations on your model.

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DjangoCon US 2026 recap

Aug. 31, 2026 » Better Simple » [Archived Version]

A recap of my fantastic DjangoCon US 2026 experience in Chicago. It's still my favorite conference and I will look forward to it every year.

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Nifty Django Feature: Third-Party Packages

Aug. 26, 2026 » Better Simple » [Archived Version]

Part of the Nifty Django features series: The documentation now includes mentions of third-party packages and community maintained solutions, go check them out!

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Nifty Django Feature: Counting on Multiple Columns

Aug. 19, 2026 » Better Simple » [Archived Version]

Part of the Nifty Django features series: The Count expression only works on a single column, but you can use Subquery to count on multiple columns!

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Nifty Django Feature: Admin Form Injection

Aug. 12, 2026 » Better Simple » [Archived Version]

Part of the Nifty Django features series: A hidden Django admin feature for passing values between windows.

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What I’m looking forward to at DjangoCon US 2026

Aug. 7, 2026 » Better Simple » [Archived Version]

DjangoCon US is coming up, and I'm pretty dang excited for several reasons. I hope to see you there!

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Nifty Django Feature: Use Exists with Nested QuerySets

Aug. 5, 2026 » Better Simple » [Archived Version]

Part of the Nifty Django features series: There will come a time when your nested QuerySet performs poorly, when that happens, reach for Exists!

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Nifty Django Feature: setUpTestData

July 29, 2026 » Better Simple » [Archived Version]

Part of the Nifty Django features series: Speed up your tests by using the setUpTestData method.

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