Django News -  Django News is at PyCon US this weekend! - May 16th 2025

Enforce up-to-date Django versions, HTTPS, strong SECRET_KEY, ORM usage, built-in security middleware, XSS/CSRF defenses, robust authentication, dependency auditing, logging, and monitoring.

Revsys marks 18 years offering Python and Django expertise, including code reviews, architectural design, cloud migrations, Kubernetes, CI/CD, AI integration, and team training.

Use Django 5.0 callable choices to avoid no-op migrations when updating model field choices, though database constraints still require migrations for data integrity.

Use Big O notation to choose efficient sorting in Django apps, leveraging Python's built-in Timsort or Quick Sort instead of Bubble Sort to improve performance.

Combining django-bird and dj-angles enables Web-component style reusable Django template components for cleaner syntax and improved readability, despite limited filter parsing for props.

Switch Django apps from uWSGI to NGINX Unit using JSON configuration, add SECURE_PROXY_SSL_HEADER, adjust socket proxy_pass, and enable ASGI/WSGI deployments.

Paolo Melchiorre recaps his DjangoCon Europe 2025 experience in Dublin through Mastodon posts covering keynotes, talks on testing, migrations, community events, and mentoring.