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Gonna be working on my #djangocon talk proposals this afternoon. I’ve got at least one idea I’m working on, but if there’s something you’d like to see me pitch lmk!
I just watched @pythonbynight's #DjancoCon talk on the current state of #HTMX in #Django and now I'm turn between trying out django-render-block, forge-htmx, and @carlton's django-template-partials.
Anyone written a blog post or made a repository attempting to write the same HTMX-powered view(s) using all 3 of those packages? I'd love to compare and contrast them more directly.
I just watched @_chrismay's #DjangoCon talk, which also discusses HTMX but is (mostly) much higher-level and focused heavily on improving user experience.
The 1st ever #DjangoCon#Africa held in #Tanzania 🇹🇿 last month faced funding issues and subsequently organizing and logistical problems because the #PythonSoftwareFoundation delayed in deciding to approve the organizers’ grant request.
The Grants Working Group could not decide so it was escalated to the PSF Board, who also couldn’t approve in September due to safety concerns (LGBT+ is criminalized in Tanzania).
Well done to the social managers of DjangoCon Africa for the total coverage of the conference here on the Fediverse. 👏
Sharing images and information live during a conference is a demanding job and I know it well. 😅
For those like me who were unable to participate in this first DjangoCon Africa in person, it is wonderful to be able to follow everything that happens in Zanzibar. 🌍
Ep149: Becoming a Django Fellow with Natalia Bidart is live!
@nessita is a developer from Argentina who is the newest Django Fellow. We discuss her background in computing, her career at Canonical, consulting, and getting up to speed on the Django Fellow role.
@djangochat@nessita it was such a pleasure to record this before #djangocon 🐂 and then have a chance to meet Natalia in person. One of my favorite chats we've done so far!
The stress of knowing that anything I do in projects I maintain could cause angry messages has led to burnout multiple times. Don't ever suggest that I'm not thinking about or aware of the effects of my decisions. It weighs incredibly heavily on me.
@davidism it was a pleasure to meet you at last year's #djangocon sprints. It is completely beyond comprehension how you manage--for years now--to juggle a full-time job and all your open source work.
I've finally published version 2 of https://github.com/bckohan/django-render-static. This library is a Django app that transpiles the urls.reverse() function to javascript as well as Python Enums and defines. It also formalizes the concept of a pre-collectstatic rendering step for any static files that need to be generated at package or deployment time. Thanks to the sprint @ #djangocon !!
🧱 I got back from #djangocon late Friday night, and I'm on day two of my daughter (almost two years old) has created a new way of playing with DUPLO blocks (bigger LEGOs).
🏗️ She hands me a block and then points to where it should go. If it's off by even one block, she shakes her head and tells me, "No," and we place it.
I don't know how many hours we have had over the last two days, but this is reserved only for me. ❤️
I had so many interesting and heartwarming conversations, and learned about so many wonderful people doing cool things, contributing neat ideas, or just being good people and sharing their time.
Also, a reminder: FEELING THE POST-CONFERENCE BLUES IS A TOTALLY NORMAL EXPERIENCE.
Identifying and taking self-care actions can make a difference in how well you recover/thrive after the conference.
@kojoidrissa wrote an affirming and helpful post on this a couple years ago. I encourage everyone to read it and remember that being human is weird, and complex, and confusing, and sometimes beautiful. It was beautiful hanging out with all of you ❤️