April 2, 2026 » Latest Django Videos » [Archived Version]
Keanya is a project manager at Caktus Group and Chair of DjangoCon US this year. We discuss her transition into coding via a bootcamp, working as a software engineer, using AI on the job, and her current role as a project manager. 🔗 Links Behind the Curtain as a Conference Chair blog post https://www.caktusgroup.com/blog/2025/11/12/behind-the-curtain-as-a-conference-chair/ DjangoCon US Conference Chair https://2025.djangocon.us/news/conference-chair/ DjangoCon US Opening Remarks https://youtu…
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🔗 Links * PythonTest website: https://pythontest.com/ * pytest book: https://pythontest.com/pytest-book/ * Lean TDD: https://courses.pythontest.com/lean-tdd/ * Python Bytes podcast: https://pythonbytes.fm/ * Test and Code podcast: https://pythontest.com/testandcode/ * Python People podcast: https://pythontest.com/pythonpeople/ * Django Packages website: https://djangopackages.org/ * django-msgspec-field: https://github.com/quertenmont/django-msgspec-field * Ruff rules: https://docs.astral.sh/r…
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Adam is a prolific Django contributor and author of a new book, Boost Your GitHub DX. We discuss how to get the most out of GitHub (or any Git-based platform), as well as current work on bringing Python bindings to the ICU (International Components for Unicode) library, and more. 🔗 Links * Adam's Books: https://adamj.eu/books/ * Introducing tprof: https://adamj.eu/tech/2026/01/14/python-introducing-tprof/ * Introducing icu4py: https://adamj.eu/tech/2026/02/09/python-introducing-icu4py/ / http…
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Andrew is a prolific software developer based out of Cambridge, UK. He runs the solo agency Software Crafts, writes regularly, is a former Djangonaut, and co-founder of the AI banking startup Hamilton Rock. 🔗 Links * Personal website: https://www.akmiller.co.uk/ * GitHub: https://github.com/nanorepublica * Mastodon: https://indiehackers.social/deck/@nanorepublica * LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/akmiller89/ * In Progress podcast: https://www.akmiller.co.uk/in-progress * Hamilton Rock: …
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In this tutorial, Meagen demonstrates how to use the "help text" feature in Wagtail to solve a common design headache: inconsistent image proportions. By walking through a real-world example on the wagtail.org Showcase page, she explains why simply resizing images with code isn't always enough to fix broken aspect ratios and why providing clear instructions to editors is often the most effective solution. You’ll learn how to modify your Wagtail models to add helpful hints—such as recommended pi…
Read MoreMarch 27, 2026 » Django News » [Archived Version]
News Calling for research participants from Django, Laravel, Ruby on Rails, Next.js and Spring Boot communities Former DSF President and researcher Anna Makarudze is seeking Django developers to share insights on dependency vulnerabilities and supply chain risks in open source. pychronicles.com Djangonaut Space News Djangonaut Space Financial Report 2025 Djangonaut Space’s 2025 report highlights a community-powered year of $2.2k in d…
Read MoreMarch 25, 2026 » Matthias Kestenholz » [Archived Version]
LLMs for Open Source maintenance: a cautious case When ChatGPT appeared on the scene I was very annoyed at all the hype surrounding it. Since I’m working in the fast moving and low margin business of communication and campaigning agencies I’m surrounded by people eager to jump on the hype train when a tool promises to lessen the workload and take stuff from everyone’s plate. These discussions coupled with the fact that the training of these tools required unfathomable amounts of stealing were t…
Read MoreMarch 25, 2026 » Better Simple » [Archived Version]
A review of Alex Henman's DjangoCon US talk on real-world techniques to make maintaining Django applications easier.
Read MoreMarch 23, 2026 » James Bennett » [Archived Version]
Way back in 2005, lots of people (ordinary people, not just people who work in tech) used to have personal blogs where they wrote about things, rather than using third-party short-form social media sites. I was one of those people (though I wasn’t yet blogging on this specific site, which launched the following year). And back in 2005, and even earlier, people liked to have comment sections on their blogs where readers could leave their thoughts on posts. And that was an absolute magnet for spa…
Read MoreMarch 22, 2026 » Anže’s Blog » [Archived Version]
At Fancer we are building the security suite for startups. Startups use a lot of SaaS tools and services which means we are building a lot of integrations. Most of these go through API calls but we also try to leverage SDKs to make our lives a little bit easier. The problem we started noticing was that loading all these 3rd party integrations has made our Django app feel very sluggish. While this was noticeable around deployments and starting scans, it hurt the most during local development. It…
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