@Django Chat Podcast
A podcast on the Django web framework by @wsvincent and @carlton
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Recent Notes
Ep204 How France Ditched Microsoft with Samuel Paccoud is live!
Samuel is the project lead of La Suite Numérique, a French government open source alternative to Microsoft 365 and Zoom. We discuss building alternatives for messaging, video, collaborative docs, file storage, and more that already serve millions of customers.
🎤 https://djangochat.com/episodes/how-france-ditched-microsoft-samuel-paccoud-r3W5E2Oa
🎥 https://youtu.be/b_yUHCXv8ZI?si=I-bWxfe7tKele85R
Samuel is the project lead of La Suite Numérique, a French government open source alternative to Microsoft 365 and Zoom. We discuss building alternatives for messaging, video, collaborative docs, file storage, and more that already serve millions of customers.
🎤 https://djangochat.com/episodes/how-france-ditched-microsoft-samuel-paccoud-r3W5E2Oa
🎥 https://youtu.be/b_yUHCXv8ZI?si=I-bWxfe7tKele85R
Ep203 Deploy on Day One w/Calvin Hendryx-Parker is live!
@nprofile1q... is the co-founder and CTO of the consultancy SixFeetUp. We discuss developer experience from day one, Kubernetes as a feature, real-world usage of AI and agentic tooling, typing in Python, the junior developer pipeline problem, and more.
🎤 https://djangochat.com/episodes/deploy-on-day-one-calvin-hendryx-parker
🎥 https://youtu.be/zCCdNkHjwy4?si=N220VQkjYuiIElDy
@nprofile1q... is the co-founder and CTO of the consultancy SixFeetUp. We discuss developer experience from day one, Kubernetes as a feature, real-world usage of AI and agentic tooling, typing in Python, the junior developer pipeline problem, and more.
🎤 https://djangochat.com/episodes/deploy-on-day-one-calvin-hendryx-parker
🎥 https://youtu.be/zCCdNkHjwy4?si=N220VQkjYuiIElDy
Ep202 EuroPython 2026 with Mia Bajić is live!
Mia is Vice Chair of the EuroPython society, a regular conference speaker, podcast host, and software engineer. We discuss what to expect at this year’s event in Krakow, Poland in July this summer.
🎤 https://django-chat.simplecast.com/episodes/europython-2026-mia-baji
🎥 https://youtu.be/2XIrNwSm-ao
Mia is Vice Chair of the EuroPython society, a regular conference speaker, podcast host, and software engineer. We discuss what to expect at this year’s event in Krakow, Poland in July this summer.
🎤 https://django-chat.simplecast.com/episodes/europython-2026-mia-baji
🎥 https://youtu.be/2XIrNwSm-ao
Ep201: DjangoCon Europe Recap + Other News with Jeff Triplett is live!
@nprofile1q... is President of the Django Software Foundation and a partner at REVSYS. We discuss the recently held DjangoCon Europe conference, existing Django news, and then share notes on current AI-powered workflows.
🎤 https://djangochat.com/episodes/djangocon-europe-recap-other-news-jeff-triplett
🎥 https://youtu.be/e3cqPjpkZ2c?si=rnjLuHPeUYdnmzr2
@nprofile1q... is President of the Django Software Foundation and a partner at REVSYS. We discuss the recently held DjangoCon Europe conference, existing Django news, and then share notes on current AI-powered workflows.
🎤 https://djangochat.com/episodes/djangocon-europe-recap-other-news-jeff-triplett
🎥 https://youtu.be/e3cqPjpkZ2c?si=rnjLuHPeUYdnmzr2
Ep200 Django Tasks with Jake Howard is live!
Jake is a Senior Systems Engineer at Torchbox and the author of DEP 14, django.tasks, the highlight feature in Django 6.0. We discuss his work on the Django security team, work with Wagtail, AI dabblings, and more.
🎤 https://djangochat.com/episodes/django-tasks-jake-howard
🎥 https://youtu.be/6rwlhrXb_sQ?si=jDWdQXjTiYvW4-_I
Jake is a Senior Systems Engineer at Torchbox and the author of DEP 14, django.tasks, the highlight feature in Django 6.0. We discuss his work on the Django security team, work with Wagtail, AI dabblings, and more.
🎤 https://djangochat.com/episodes/django-tasks-jake-howard
🎥 https://youtu.be/6rwlhrXb_sQ?si=jDWdQXjTiYvW4-_I
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Ep196: Freelancing & Community with Andrew Miller is live!
@nprofile1q... 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.
https://djangochat.com/episodes/freelancing-community-andrew-miller-seDEJ66s
@nprofile1q... 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.
https://djangochat.com/episodes/freelancing-community-andrew-miller-seDEJ66s
Ep193 is live: Building a Django API Framework Faster than FastAPI - Farhan Ali Raza
Farhan is doing truly exciting work pushing the boundaries of what's possible with Django. He helped add template partials to Django 6.0 and since then has been working on `django-bolt` which is a fully typed Django API framework faster than FastAPI, amongst many other projects.
https://djangochat.com/episodes/building-a-django-api-framework-faster-than-fastapi
Farhan is doing truly exciting work pushing the boundaries of what's possible with Django. He helped add template partials to Django 6.0 and since then has been working on `django-bolt` which is a fully typed Django API framework faster than FastAPI, amongst many other projects.
https://djangochat.com/episodes/building-a-django-api-framework-faster-than-fastapi
Episode 186 with Django Fellow Jacob Walls is now live!
We talk about his background, transitioning from music to programming, what to expect in Django 6.0 this December, and more.
https://djangochat.com/episodes/django-fellow-jacob-walls
https://youtu.be/P-D7DtGJqzY?si=qMPKm7pRDPxGMBlw
We talk about his background, transitioning from music to programming, what to expect in Django 6.0 this December, and more.
https://djangochat.com/episodes/django-fellow-jacob-walls
https://youtu.be/P-D7DtGJqzY?si=qMPKm7pRDPxGMBlw
Just recorded another episode that's coming out tomorrow. This one features our newest Django Fellow, Jacob Walls.
Quite fun for me (Will) to listen to two Philosophy PhDs turned Fellows discuss all the things.
Quite fun for me (Will) to listen to two Philosophy PhDs turned Fellows discuss all the things.
Ep #184: PHP Frameworks with Roman Pronskiy is live!
Roman Pronskiy is the Executive Director of the The PHP Foundation and a Developer Advocate at JetBrains. We discuss PHP’s evolution over the years, Laravel vs Symfony, and what hashtag#Python can learn from the PHP ecosystem.
https://django-chat.simplecast.com/episodes/php-web-frameworks-roman-pronskiy
Roman Pronskiy is the Executive Director of the The PHP Foundation and a Developer Advocate at JetBrains. We discuss PHP’s evolution over the years, Laravel vs Symfony, and what hashtag#Python can learn from the PHP ecosystem.
https://django-chat.simplecast.com/episodes/php-web-frameworks-roman-pronskiy
Ep183: Django Deployments in 2025 with Eric Matthes is now live!
Eric is the author of Python Crash Course, the Mostly Python newsletter, and the django-simple-deploy package. We talk about rewriting the Django deployment story, different hosting providers, and teaching Python & Django to newcomers.
https://djangochat.com/episodes/django-deployments-in-2025-eric-matthes-hdOwWv2h
Eric is the author of Python Crash Course, the Mostly Python newsletter, and the django-simple-deploy package. We talk about rewriting the Django deployment story, different hosting providers, and teaching Python & Django to newcomers.
https://djangochat.com/episodes/django-deployments-in-2025-eric-matthes-hdOwWv2h