A discussion of Django REST Framework, how it integrates with traditional Django, and its core features.
Carson is the creator of htmx (formerly intercooler.js), which allows for AJAX, CSS Transitions, WebSockets, and Server Sent Events directly in HTML: no JavaScript required.
Carlton and Will discuss how to learn Django whether you are a total beginner or experienced web developer.
Eric is the co-founder of Read the Docs and the Write the Docs Conferences. He is also a former Python Software Foundation Board Member and Chair of the Funding Working Group. We discuss Read the Docs's origins as a Django Dash project, Ethical Ads, Sphinx, and more.
Jeff is a partner at RevSys, Python Software Foundation Director, and DjangoCon organizer. We discuss what’s coming in Django 4.1, DjangoCon US 2022, and his work as maintainer of djangopackages.org.
André Prado and James Spadafora are engineers at Industrial Light and Magic, a visual effects studio whose work includes Star Wars and Marvel movies. We discuss the immense technical demands of modern visual effects and how Python and Django are integral parts of the overall pipeline.
Kostja Palović is the founder of Appliku, a deployment platform for Django. We chat about his past running an agency, creating Appliku, and the current state of Django deployments.
Keryn (Kez) Knight is a longtime contributor and current member of the Django Triage and Review Team. We discuss the rough edges of Django, async, error pages, optimization, and the lifecycle of Python and Django.
James is an original core contributor and longtime pillar of the Django community. We discuss Django’s early years, what it got right (and wrong), how the community developed, and the current state of web development with Django.
Calvin is the co-founder of Six Feet Up, a Python/Django consultancy. We discuss the upcoming Python Web Conference 2022, a recent lightning-prediction project, and current best practices around Django APIs in production.