Sept. 17, 2025 » Screaming At My Screen » [Archived Version]
One thing I wanted to add to this blog for a long time was full text search. Content is steadily increasing and sometimes I have a hard time finding the exact right post to link to when writing a new post. My wife was also complaining that she could never find the post about backups for artists when she wanted to link it. So what a better way to spend a few hours of my vacation than to add full text search functionality. Usually when adding search to a system people eye ElasticSearch. A monstro…
Read MoreSept. 17, 2025 » Better Simple » [Archived Version]
Give it a read! Maybe these six techniques will bring you joy too. You can't go wrong with being able to write better tests, faster.
Read MoreSept. 13, 2025 » The Django weblog » [Archived Version]
Hello Everyone 👋 It is that time of year again when we recognize someone from our community in memory of our friend Malcolm. Malcolm was an early core contributor to Django and had a huge influence on Django as we know it today. Besides being knowledgeable he was also especially friendly to new users and contributors. He exemplified what it means to be an amazing Open Source contributor. We still miss him to this day. The prize Our prizes page summarizes it nicely: The Malcolm Tredinnick Memo…
Read MoreSept. 12, 2025 » Matthias Kestenholz » [Archived Version]
LLMs are making me a better programmer… I’m still undecided about LLMs for programming. Sometimes they are very useful, especially when working on a clearly stated problem within a delimited area. Cleaning the code up afterwards is painful and takes a long time though. Even for small changes I’m unsure if using LLMs is a way to save (any) resources, be it time, water, energy or whatever. They do help me get started, and help me be more ambitious. That’s not a new idea. Simon Willison wrote a po…
Read MoreSept. 12, 2025 » Django News » [Archived Version]
News Djangonaut Space 2025 Session 5 Applications Applications are open until September 14 end of day. This is your last chance to apply if interested! djangonaut.space Getting Started With Open Source Through Community Events Django community events empower developers to gain practical open source contribution experience via office hours, sprints, testathons, and live PR review sessions boosting personal growth. djangoproject.co…
Read MoreSept. 10, 2025 » Matthias Kestenholz » [Archived Version]
Weeknotes (2025 week 37) I’m having a slow week after the last wisdom tooth extraction. Finally! I’m slowly recuperating from that. I’m trying to split up the blog posts a bit and writing more standalone pieces instead of putting everything into weeknotes. Publishing more focussed pieces sounds like a good thing and should also help me with finding my own writing later. Releases django-content-editor 8.0.2: I fixed the ordering calculation in the cloning functionality; the tests are a bit too …
Read MoreSept. 8, 2025 » The Django weblog » [Archived Version]
In July, I joined Raffaella Suardini and Sage Abdullah for the Djangonaut Space Space Reviewers Episode 6, where we reviewed a Django PR during a live stream. This was a fun event. I won’t get into the technical aspects of the review, and I won’t point out the many mistakes I made. Instead, I want to revisit several “getting started with open source” community events and reflect on my personal growth since I first got involved with open source. I hope this encourages others to attend those even…
Read MoreSept. 7, 2025 » Paolo Melchiorre » [Archived Version]
DjangoCon US is a six-day international conference for the community by the community about the Django web framework, held each year in North America.
Read MoreSept. 5, 2025 » The Django weblog » [Archived Version]
This year, the Django Software Foundation (DSF) was invited by EuroPython to come to the event, showcase the framework and the vibrant community around it. The DSF had a booth in the community area where attendees could learn more about Django and meet maintainers. This year was extra special: Django’s 20th birthday was right at the beginning of the conference! The milestone was marked in style, starting on Wednesday evening at Pyvo, the local Python community meetup in Prague, where we celebr…
Read MoreSept. 5, 2025 » Django News » [Archived Version]
News 🎟️ Last call for DjangoCon US 2025 tickets! DjangoCon US kicks off this Monday, September 8th - 12th in Chicago, IL USA. Online tickets are still on sale! If you are attending this year, Will, Jeff, and Catherine from this newsletter will be there. Say hello in person or virtually. Online tickets are only $99 USD and include three days and over 50 talks! djangoproject.com Django security releases issued: 5.2.6, 5.1.12, and 4.2.24 Dj…
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