Django Chat

A biweekly podcast about the Django web framework by Will Vincent and Carlton Gibson.

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Episode 108:

· 61 MIN

Django Deployments - Eric Matthes

Eric is the author of the new django-simple-deploy package which provides Django deployment in three steps. We discuss the deployment learning cliff, the ideal hosting platform, and maintaining his bestselling book Python …

Episode 107:

· 53 MIN

Django Testing and Debugging - Karen Tracey

Karen is a developer and co-owner at Caktus Group, a former DSF Board member, and author of the book Django Testing and Debugging. We discuss her PhD computing background, auto-scaling large sites, …

Episode 106:

· 53 MIN

Django at UC Berkeley - Mohammed Shamma and Matthew Newton

Mohammed and Matthew are software developers at UC Berkeley who use Django and Wagtail extensively. We discuss their programming careers, porting existing projects over to Django, and their excitement around htmx.

Episode 105:

· 50 MIN

Boost Your Django DX - Adam Johnson

Adam is a prolific contributor to the Django community and the author of the forthcoming book, Boost Your Django DX. We discuss his work on the Django Security Team, the Django Technical …

Episode 104:

· 48 MIN

Listen Notes - Wenbin Fang (Ep 41 Replay)

This episode is a replay from November 27, 2019. We will return in 2 weeks with new guests and episodes! Listen Notes is a search engine for podcasts powered by Django. It’s …

Episode 103:

· 49 MIN

Django Stubs - Nikita Sobolev

Nikita is an open-source developer who maintains the Django-stubs package bringing type stubs to Django. We discuss why static typing is so powerful, the benefits of functional programming, and best practices for …

Episode 102:

· 55 MIN

Optimizing Django Queries - Jamie Matthews

Jamie is a founder at dabapps, a Django consultancy in the UK. We talk about Django REST Framework’s origins and two open-source projects, Django-readers and django-zen-queries, that help craft performant Django queries.

Episode 101:

· 72 MIN

From Beginner to Software Engineering Manager - Raymond Traylor

Raymond is a software engineering manager at Crayon.co. We discuss learning to program as an adult, his entrepreneurial journey, and making the switch from developer to team manager.

Episode 100:

· 68 MIN

Mastering Django - Nigel George

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, …

Episode 99:

· 70 MIN

Coverage.py - Ned Batchelder

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 …

Episode 98:

· 48 MIN

Django 4.0

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.

Episode 97:

· 58 MIN

Contributing to Django - David Smith

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.

Episode 96:

· 61 MIN

Docker & Flask - Nick Janetakis

Nick is a freelance developer and educator with courses on Docker, Flask, and web development tips. We discuss Flask 2.0, async, his Running in Production podcast, Docker, deployment, and more.

Episode 95:

· 70 MIN

htmx - Carson Gross

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.

Episode 94:

· 66 MIN

Greening Django - Chris Adams

Chris is a consultant and director of the Green Web Foundation. We discuss how he first become involved with Django, recent talks, and how to speed the transition of the web away …

Episode 93:

· 63 MIN

SaaS Pegasus - Cory Zue

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.

Episode 92:

· 66 MIN

Caktus Group - Tobias McNulty & Colin Copeland

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 …

Episode 91:

· 61 MIN

Python Infrastructure - Ee Durbin

Ee Durbin is Director of Infrastructure at the Python Software Foundation, overseeing a host of internal and external tools including PyPI and Python.org. For the last 3 years, Ee was US Chair …

Episode 90:

· 44 MIN

Python Software Foundation - Ewa Jodlowska

Ewa is the Executive Director of the Python Software Foundation, the non-profit behind Python. We discuss her own background, the growth of Python and the PSF, and new developments in the Python …

Episode 89:

· 51 MIN

Project Beacon - Jackson Wilkinson

Jackson is the CTO of Project Beacon, a social benefit organization that increases the availability and decreases the price of Covid-19 testing in Massachusetts. He has a long history as an engineer …