News
2022 Django Software Foundation Board Nominations
Anyone including current Board members, DSF Members, or the public can apply to the Board. It is open to all who wish to participate.
Please fill out the application form by November 30th, 2021 AoE (anywhere on earth) to be considered. Once we have our candidates, we will open a week-long voting period.
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Nominations for 2021 Malcolm Tredinnick Memorial Prize
It is that time of year again when we recognize someone from our community in memory of our friend Malcolm. We will take nominations until Thursday, November 26th, 2021 AoE.
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Python 3.9.9 hotfix release is now available
Python 3.9.9 is the eighth maintenance release of the legacy 3.9 series.
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Using Django with Pants
Pants is a cutting-edge build system with strong support for Python. See how Pants can help streamline your Django-based projects, especially when you have multiple services in a single shared codebase.
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Articles
Selecting a programming language can be a form of premature optimization
Brett Cannon, a Python Core Developer, shares his thoughts on choosing a programming language for your next project.
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17 Django Project Ideas that can Make a Positive Impact around You
Aidas Bendoraitis from Django Tricks with 17 ideas for Django projects with a positive impact.
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Django Magic Link Authentication
While we recommend using a "Magic Link" library like django-sesame, this is an excellent article on how to step through the process of building passwordless authentication.
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Tutorials
Securely Deploy a Django App With Gunicorn, Nginx, & HTTPS
Secure Django deployment on a VM (Virtual Machine) like Azure or EC2.
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Adventures in Django: Django Unit Testing
A beginner-friendly introduction to unit testing in Django.
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Optimize Tailwind CSS in Django
Part of a series of tutorials on properly using Tailwind CSS in Django projects.
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Videos
Django, FastAPI, Full Stack Roles & Python Programming
A conversation with Daniel Roy Greenfeld, co-author of the Two Scoops of Django book series and creator of a large number of Python and Django open source projects. He previously worked at NASA and various tech companies, currently US Director of Engineering at Octopus Energy.
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Shameless Plugs
Black Friday Deal: 50% off 3 Book Bundle of Django for Beginners/APIs/Professionals
50% off the list price of three books on Django from William Vincent, co-writer of this newsletter(!), co-host of the Django Chat podcast, and current Django Software Foundation Board Member. Offer valid through Friday, November 26th, end of day.
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