Blog: Django Chat

Mastering Django - Nigel George

Oct. 27, 2021 » Django Chat » [Archived Version]

Nigel is the author of the books Mastering Django and Build a Website with Django 3. He also maintains the website djangobook.com. We discuss teaching Django to newcomers, print vs video, testing, and more.

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Coverage.py - Ned Batchelder

Oct. 13, 2021 » Django Chat » [Archived Version]

Ned is the creator of `coverage.py`, a longtime organizer of the Boston Python Group, and works at EdX. We discuss what’s changed in Django over the years, his thoughts on testing best practices, and managing a massive codebase.

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Django 4.0

Sept. 29, 2021 » Django Chat » [Archived Version]

We’re back after a summer break! This episode talks about Django 4.0 alpha release which is now available, what to expect in it, community news, and more.

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Contributing to Django - David Smith

Aug. 4, 2021 » Django Chat » [Archived Version]

David is an accountant who has contributed massively to Django in recent years, taking over django-crispy-forms, improving djangobench, and becoming a member of Django’s Triage and Review team.

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SaaS Pegasus - Cory Zue

June 9, 2021 » Django Chat » [Archived Version]

Cory Zue was the longtime CTO of Dimagi, a Django-based digital health platform focused on underserved communities. He is also the creator of PlaceCardMe and SaasPegasus, a Django boilerplate project.

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Caktus Group - Tobias McNulty & Colin Copeland

May 26, 2021 » Django Chat » [Archived Version]

Tobias and Colin are founders at Caktus Group, a Django consulting shop that has been around since 2007. We discuss changes in Django over that time, Tobias’s work on the Django Ops Team, and leveling up junior engineers.

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PyCharm - Paul Everitt & Aleksei Kniazev

March 31, 2021 » Django Chat » [Archived Version]

PyCharm is a Python IDE with a long list of Django-specific features. Paul and Aleksei join us to discuss how to get the most out of PyCharm with Django and what upcoming features they are most excited about. For the month of April, PyCharm is being offered for 30% off on the official DjangoProject.com website with all proceeds going to benefit the Django Software Foundation.

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Python Web Conference - Calvin Hendryx-Parker

March 17, 2021 » Django Chat » [Archived Version]

Calvin is the CTO at Six Feet Up, a Python, Django and Cloud expert consultancy. We discuss Calvin’s career, the Python Web Conference (March 22-26), and LoudSwarm, a highly-engaging online event platform built by Six Feet Up in the heart of the pandemic.

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High Performance Django - Peter Baumgartner

March 3, 2021 » Django Chat » [Archived Version]

Peter is the founder of Lincoln Loop, author of High Performance Django, and creator of the new hosting solution AppPack. We discuss his long history with Django and why deployments are so challenging.

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