Happy Reading Thursday 🍨 TSBT #69: Coding Less, Thinking More! This week's edition explores system design and engineering leadership, plus resources on senior engineering, CSS, and developer tools. Link: veldakiara.substack.com/p/tsbt69-cod... #SoftwareEngineering #AI #SystemDesign

Happy Reading Thursday 🧋 New week, new issue: TSBT #68: New Month, New Rules This week explores how AI is changing software engineering, covering system design, open source and engineering leadership Link: veldakiara.substack.com/p/tsbt68-new... #SoftwareEngineering #AI #SystemDesign

Happy Reading Thursday 📚 TSBT #67: Poems, Ice-Cream, and AI This week explores AI and software engineering, writing as thinking, hidden system complexity, AI job grief, and why judgment matters more as coding becomes easier. Link: veldakiara.substack.com/p/tsbt67-poe...

Happy Reading Thursday ☕ TSBT #66: The Human Side of Engineering This week explores AI trust, cognitive surrender, technical writing, engineering overload, and why communication still matters more than ever. Grab your beverage of choice ☕ Link: veldakiara.substack.com/p/tsbt66-the...

Happy Reading Thursday ☕ New issue: TSBT #65: Code, Culture, and Complexity AI coding agents are changing software engineering fast, but good systems still depend on people, judgment, communication, and sustainable teams. veldakiara.substack.com/p/tsbt65-cod...

Happy Reading Thursday! 📷 TSBT #64: Synthesis And Survival is live. AI is shifting the dev role from writing to reviewing. We are moving past the "10x dev" myth toward team-centric pragmatism. The job isn’t dying, it’s evolving. Read here: veldakiara.substack.com/p/tsbt64-syn...

Happy Reading Thursday! ☕️ TSBT #63: The WIIFM Factor. If generation gets easier, judgment must get stricter. The hard part isn’t generating code anymore, it’s knowing what’s worth keeping. veldakiara.substack.com/p/tsbt63-wha...

Happy Reading Thursday! 🥳 Issue #62 is live! The dev bottleneck is shifting to judgment. This week: ✅ AI vs Reality ✅ Career Comfort Traps ✅ Moving to Leadership Make sure you’re on the side that's moving. 🚀 🔗 veldakiara.substack.com/p/tsbt62-cod...

TSBT #61, “Beyond the Black Box,” is live 🚀 We are shipping faster than ever, but what are we actually building? A short read on AI, responsibility, and the shift in how we think about code. Read the full issue here: veldakiara.substack.com/p/tsbt61-bey...

Happy Reading Thursday! TSBT #60, "Exploration" is live! This issue features: ✅️ The Law of Collective Amnesia ✅️ CPython Internals: ✅️ Reliable Intelligence ✅️ Microservices & Databases Read the issue here: veldakiara.substack.com/p/tsbt60-exp...

Loved doing this episode for the Django Chat Podcast. youtu.be/iAWYYj3uOvg?...

Happy Reading Thursday! 🪁 TSBT #59 is live: "A Thousand Times Over." This AI special features: 🤖 Real-world AI experiments 🏥 A surgeon’s tips for fixing AI disasters 📈 Staying ahead of the curve Plus, why The Kite Runner is the soul of it all. 👇 veldakiara.substack.com/p/tsbt59-a-t...

To live. To build. To miss the bus and learn anyway. 🚌 New TSBT #58 is out: ✅ The Optimisation Trap ✅ Architectural Silence ✅ Why "slow" beats "hurry" ✅ Scaling for the long haul Read it here: veldakiara.substack.com/p/tsbt58-cat...

To live, to love, to thrive, and to build better software. 🛡️ The latest issue of The Storyteller's Byte is out, and it's short, sweet, and packed with architectural goodness. Read it here: veldakiara.substack.com/p/tsbt57-mar...

Happy Reading Thursday! New TSBT Issue dropped: Architecture isn't what you think AI fixed something unexpected (not code speed) MCP authorization that matters. Also: complexity traps, AI bubble talk, API-first, losing the human element 8 minutes read: veldakiara.substack.com/p/tsbt56-mor...

Happy New Year Folks 🎉🎊🎉 To kick it up to a great start have a read of my latest issue of the Storyteller's Byte Tales issue 55! The first 2026 issue 😃. Its short, its sweet and its full of possibilities! veldakiara.substack.com/p/tsbt55-hap...

Surviving the end-of-year fatigue, with a side of Django 6.0. 🦄 The latest issue of The Storyteller's Byte is short, sweet, and packed with updates from Django 6.0, Git 3.0 and more. Before you "circle back next year," take a moment to read &recharge Link: veldakiara.substack.com/p/tsbt54-hap...

I have been reflecting on how creative work evolves. This week’s Storyteller’s Byte Tales was inspired by American Fiction and its Red vs Blue Label metaphor. Creativity has seasons. Growth isn’t linear. Plus: Advent of Code, Git UI, layoffs & more. 🔗 veldakiara.substack.com/p/tsbt53-sec...

Happy Reading Thursday! ☕️ We are applying the subtle art of deduction to our daily tech challenges. Read the full story and resources here: veldakiara.substack.com/p/tsbt52-221...

Happy Reading Thursday! 📚 New issue up: Oxford wandering, Blackwell's bookshop, PSF standing firm on principles, PyPI growth, security insights, and dev resources that actually help. Read here: veldakiara.substack.com/p/tsbt51-oxf...

I am leading a hands-on workshop on the Model Context Protocol (MCP)—the open standard turning LLMs into powerful, agentic tools in Python. (Bring your laptop!) 🗓️ Tuesday, November 19th ⏰ 6:30 PM 📍Ramen Club/Space luma.com/id7fzpzr

Happy Reading Thursday! Time to level up your week with the new issue of The Storyteller's Byte Tales! Ready to find your next great read? Click below to grab the whole issue and cherry-pick the stories that best fit your interests. 🔗 veldakiara.substack.com/p/tsbt50-coc...

Apply to speak at our next meetup 😃😃😃

Join us at Kraken for our Django London meetup on November 11th! There is also an additional slot available! You might be our next speaker! Apply through the link in the comments.

Come have fun with us s on the next one as a speaker! forms.gle/nUMPcC8UTzaM...

✨ Happy Reading Thursday! ☁️ It’s a great day to catch up on the latest issue of my newsletter, TSBT49: Code To Cloud Have a read and enjoy! 🔗 veldakiara.substack.com/p/tsbt49-cod...

Time for the #DjangoCon panel! We'll have @webology.bsky.social, @rachellcalhoun.bsky.social, @veldakiara.bsky.social, @bajoran.engineer, @nessita.bsky.social, Peter, and Tim talking about 20 years of Django @djangocon.us

Happy Reading Thursday! 📚 The latest issue of #TSBT48 includes: 🧠 Resources on data structures & system design ⚙️ Apache Kafka insights 🛡️ Recommended boundaries to protect your time at work 🦇 And yes, a little Batsy spice. Have a read and enjoy! veldakiara.substack.com/p/tsbt48-sky...

Happy Reading Thursday! ✨ It's newsletter day! 🚀 The latest issue of my TSBT newsletter is live. This week's issue features resources on: software architecture & Conway's Law, Python releases & performance myths, among others. ⬇️ {Link to issue in comments} ⬇️

🍫 When Life Gives You Cacao… Make Chocolate! Happy Thursday! Another fortnight, another TSBT issue. This week’s issue covers technical articles on SEO, abstractions and opportunities to be more involved. Happy Reading [link in comments]

Had an incredible time at EuroPython '25 in Prague! From my talk on ORMs to helping with the Rust summit and celebrating Django's 20th birthday, it was a fantastic week. I’ve shared all the highlights and more in my latest newsletter! Link in comments!

🎉 Excited to announce our first keynote speaker for DjangoCon US 2025: Carson Gross! Carson is the creator of HTMX and will be sharing insights on "Lateral Thinking with Withered Technology" - applying Nintendo Game Boy designer Gunpei Yokoi's philosophy to web development.

Happy Thursday! Another fortnight, another issue of "The Storyteller's Byte Tales" is here This latest issue explores how art is what you make it to be, and it's packed with resources. Find your next byte of inspiration: {{link in comments}}

Happy Reading Thursday! Another beautiful week to read the latest issue of my newsletter. The newsletter now has 100 subscribers; This week's issue highlights explicit content on CTO best practices, how Kubernetes works internally, Python monitoring, and much more. {Link in comments}

🎉 Celebrating a fantastic milestone for The Storyteller's Byte Tales! I just hit 100 subscribers, and I am incredibly grateful for every single one of you. Reaching this first big milestone is a huge motivator.Thank you! If you haven't subscribed yet, (link in comments) Here's to the next 100! 🚀

Happy Reading Thursday! 📚📙 This week's newsletter is packed: chatter about Sherlock, art, and essential technical resources on Python f-strings & data engineering architecture. Something for everyone! Enjoy the read: veldakiara.substack.com/p/tsbt42-she...

What is Velda Kiara @veldakiara.bsky.social most excited about at EuroPython?

Join Velda Kiara @veldakiara.bsky.social at EuroPython for "ORMs: A Bridge to Efficient Database Interactions with Python". Talk: ep2025.europython.eu/DKECGU

🎉 @djangoproject.com turns 20 this year! If you’ve been deep in the codebase or part of the community: 👀 What should we keep doing? ⚠️ What should we stop? 💭 What’s on your wishlist? Reply or DM—curious what folks think! #Django #Python #DjangoTurns20

Assembling a bookshelf? It's a metaphor for life! 📚 Today's newsletter explores how we're "paid to figure things out" & "everything is figureoutable." Plus, find resources on shell, DSA, & system design. #ProblemSolving #SoftwareEngineer open.substack.com/pub/veldakia...

Exciting #HappyReadingThursday! 🎉🥳 I'm honored to be a PSF fellow! This fuels my Python passion. My latest newsletter shares how fellows are selected + Python tips: leveraging UV with Docker & engineering insights. Learn & grow! Check it out: 👇 veldakiara.substack.com/p/tsbt39-psf...

Another beautiful week to dive into the world of tech! 🚀 This week's #TSBT38 newsletter covers Python Dunder Methods, Distributed Systems, Django Optimization using Indexing, Kafka 101, and more exciting concepts! ➡️ open.substack.com/pub/veldakia...

Happy Reading Thursday! This week's issue shares the most recent news that Django 5.2 is out(hello😊, Composite primary key), a structured template to apply system design, conferences with CFPs open that you should attend &apply to and other tech hot topics. veldakiara.substack.com/p/tsbt37-sco...

Learn about why you should read white papers as an Engineer, algorithms in Python, the journey of a SQL Query, and so much more on this week's issue! veldakiara.substack.com/p/tsbt36-a-k...

CALL FOR PROPOSALS! We can't wait to hear what talks you want to present! You can get more information and submit here! pretalx.com/djangocon-us...

@djangocon.us is more than a conference; it's a community! 🎉 Relive my experience and find out how you can join us this year dev.to/veldakiara/d...

Loved proctoring & attending workshops at the Microsoft AI Tour in London! 🚀 Get resources & tips for the next tour + software dev tips here: open.substack.com/pub/veldakia... #MicrosoftAI #SoftwareEngineering

Happy almost Friday! 🎉 My latest newsletter is out now, packed with fresh resources. Dive in and enjoy! 👇 veldakiara.substack.com/p/tsbt34-flu... #python

Happy Reading Thursday 📚 Level up your Python skills with the latest issue of my newsletter! Plus, I have included the link to the CFP for DjangoCon US, which is open! Read more here: veldakiara.substack.com/p/tsbt33-tec...

Happy Thursday! 🎉 My latest Django & Python newsletter is out now! Get your dose of exciting updates and level up your skills. ➡️ open.substack.com/pub/veldakia...