I'll be giving a talk about Free-threaded Python at the #01 - Python Lisbon Meetup next week (Oct 2)! 🎉 Hope to see you there! www.meetup.com/python-lisb...

Look what just came out! @mjwhansen.com got to hang out with @ianlandsman.com and @aaronfrancis.com on @mostlytechnical.com this week. mostlytechnical.com/episodes/swe...

a directory called 'docs/' filled with markdown files is 1000% better for internal documentation than notion

Our Django tasks contributor @theorangeone.net on stage at #PyConUK dives into some of the low-level design choices in the upcoming tasks support in Django 6.0 ⭐️

I have some thoughts about a #Django homepage redesign. Anyone interested on working on it with me? forum.djangoproject.com/t/want-to-wo...

We can do better than Twitter, Bluesky and Mastodon, by taking the same approach we took with audio in podcasting, with text. Predictably, it’s called textcasting.org.

The best years of your life are ahead of you. Also: don't overthink everything. You really can't control things, not even if you become a billionaire, look how crazy they go trying. Live, do your best day to day, be kind to yourself, and don't put things off hoping for the perfect moment.

I packed up 20 sticker packs (designed by @sjbitcode.bsky.social!) the other day and mailed them halfway across the world. 💚 Hoping people like them and that we can help do our small part in celebrating the #Django 20th birthday in as many places as possible! 🎂

@sjbitcode.bsky.social and I are working on beesocial.dev, a site where techies can show off all the things they work on, follow others, and get inspiration. 🐝 We are giving away a special t-shirt (ex. www.redbubble.com/people/sjbit...) to one lucky winner who signs up and submits feedback to us. ✨

Aaaand of course I forgot to shoutout the libraries behind this feature 😅 SortableJS (github.com/SortableJS/S...) and good ol' HTMX! ✨ This was a great starter on using both libraries - htmx.org/examples/sor...

beesocial.dev now offers link and collection sorting! 🥳 Drag and drop links and collections around on the edit page to arrange them in any order you like! 💥

do you like learning about how to accidentally delete your production database? I just gave a talk at @friendlyrb.com about how SQLite creates new ways to cause outages, and you can read the blog post version here andre.arko.net/2025/09/11/r...

Unironically thought I would have seen more than 3 films from the "Anti-Letterboxd 250” list although “anyone above 0% loses.” 😬 letterboxd.com/louferrigno/...

Released 0.4.1 of `troml`, a tool to suggest classifiers for #Python packages. - Handles most major libraries, e.g. Django, Flask, FastAPI, Django CMS, etc. - `uvx troml suggest —fix` to write classifiers - `uvx troml check` for CI/CD ⚙️ github.com/adamghill/tr... 📦 pypi.org/project/troml/

Truly, a useful phrase these days:

People who miss the experience of going to Blockbuster to browse the rows of VHS and DVD's- you may not realize this but most public libraries carry a selection of new and old films. You'd be surprised what you can find just by visiting a place that will loan you books. Support your local library.

Clown in a Cornfield is a little preachy for a Killer Klowns from Outer Space sequel

Released 0.1.1 of `troml`, a tool that suggests classifiers, i.e. pypi.org/classifiers/, for #Python packages. It looks at `project.python-requires` and dependencies in `pyproject.toml`, and for a `py.typed` file. ⚙️ github.com/adamghill/tr... 📦 pypi.org/project/troml/

Pretty sure “it was over-hyped” isn’t an acceptable critique of any movie. That seems like a you problem. Brought to you by Weapons seen at the delightful Chicago Alamo.

Starting to regret inventing the podcast

I don't really care if the future is short videos. I like words. Words have gotten me this far and I'm gonna stick with 'em for the duration

Released v0.4.0 of dj-toml-settings ⚙️ - Added `$value` to specify a literal value. - Added `$type` to allow casting values to a particular type. Currently supported types: bool, int, str, float, decimal, datetime, date, time, timedelta, url. 🛠️ github.com/adamghill/dj... 📦 pypi.org/project/dj-t...

Now we are cooking with gas

@adamghill.com just crushed a lightning talk on #SQLite in production at #DjangoConUS ⚡️ And if that wasn’t enough… he followed it up with a giveaway + free stickers!!! 💚 ✨ #DjangoCon

I will be at #DjangoConUS September 8-9 in Chicago. In case this sparks some ideas, here are some things I’ve been thinking about recently: - #Django deployments - #SQLite in production - bootstrapping - Django marketing - djp.readthedocs.io Come find me to chat about these things (or anything)!

my toxic trait is forcing myself to finish books I’m not enjoying

🚨 LAST CALL for DjangoCon US 2025 🚨 📍 Chicago, IL | September 8-12 🎤 3 keynotes + 50+ presentations 🎟️ In-person OR online options available

📣 We’re launching the #PeopleFromPSF interview series! 🐍💬 Meet the people behind the Python Software Foundation @python.org staff, directors & contributors making the magic happen. 💟 Dawn Gibson 🔗 Read the full interview 👉 bit.ly/PSF-DawnGibson #Python #PSF #OpenSource #PyLadies @bajoran.engineer

My wife has been creating a ton of custom stained glass pieces recently and this #Godzilla is amazing. I love the fire everywhere, atomic breath, and the textured glass for its body. #art #stainedglass #movies #artist #filmsky #Letterboxd #japan #cinema #horror

Looking for podcast recommendations similar to Lenny’s Podcast, i.e. product-focused, UX-adjacent, or marketing/growth, but want some less focused on VC-backed companies. Also, if every new episode wasn’t related to AI that would be rad… 😇

Hey #Django fam do I Know anybody at Zest Health? They've got some jobs I'm interested in and are apparently a django shop. Boosts appreciated!

Instead of using AI to produce more stuff faster, where are the hot takes to work smarter and build less? Instead of throwing more spaghetti at the wall, maybe we could make a delicious lasagna instead? Then we can at least eat the lasagna because it turns out that wall spaghetti is kinda gross.

Published 0.3.0 and 0.3.1 of `dj-toml-settings` ⚙️ - Handle `datetime`, `int`, `float`, `list`, `dict`, `datetime`, and `Callable` as variables. - Handle appending to a variable for `Path`. - Add `$none` special operator. 🛠️ github.com/adamghill/dj... 📦 pypi.org/project/dj-t... #Django #TOML

Never felt better in my life is what someone in a Final Destinaton movie says seconds before they get hit by a train

I watched "Shin Godzilla" back-to-back with "Jeepers Creepers: Reborn" and enjoyed both (for wildy different reasons).

Looking for recs of movies which are bananas, but… like, in a good way. My list so far: boxd.it/NPfXQ #filmsky

tangled looks like a neat approach to “social” coding blog.tangled.sh

Just published 0.2.0 of dj-toml-settings! ⚙️ It provides the ability to load #Django settings from a #TOML file. Changelog: - Updated readme with (hopefully) clearer examples - Better support for path variables 🛠️ github.com/adamghill/dj... 📦 pypi.org/project/dj-t...

Hey gang let's all just learn html 1.0 and remake the internet from scratch

Running a poll on Mastodon about #Django unofficial pony mascot: indieweb.social/@adamghill/1...

SXO :: Optimized Server-Side JSX. Build Simple. Build Fast https://lobste.rs/s/krs8sm ##javascript ##rust ##nodejs

🚀 New #Django library: dj-raincheck ☔️ Quickly schedule functions to run after a view request is completed without setting up any complicated background task infrastructure. ⚙️ github.com/adamghill/dj... 📦 pypi.org/project/dj-r...

This is a rather interesting service. We know a lot of folks are trying to get away from the big tech corps and a service like this can only help. www.pikapods.com

dj-angles 0.21.0 has been released! - Add `no-wrap` attribute for components - Add `class` attribute for components Both additions are for providing more control to the wrapping element when using components. 📖 dj-angles.adamghill.com 📦 pypi.org/project/dj-angles/ ⚙️ github.com/adamghill/dj-angles

Fundamentally humans build organizations, and therefore, abstractions. Even in flat ones. At some level, everyone is always trusting the output of someone else

colleague: "hey, did I ask you to review this doc yet? <link>" me: [ opens link, reads ] me: "nope, and I can tell because there's no names or dates on it" infrequently.org/names-and-dates/

The updated edition of Deploy Empathy is now out! 🎉 Slight problem, though: none of the nearly 100 reviews can be transferred over 😭 I *really* need people to buy the new version and write reviews. So I'm making it as cheap as I'm allowed to — $£€ 2.99 on Kindle www.amazon.com/Deploy-Empat...

Have we done STAR WARS ranking on Bluesky? Here's mine: 1. For God’s Sake 2. Can We Stop 3. Talking About 4. Star Wars 5. All the Time? 6. Not Even Half 7. The Movies Are Good 8. At This Point 9. Let It Go 10. Already. 11. The Rise of Skywalker

hi this is my favorite writing advice, it's from former simpsons writer john swartzwelder (i think about the crappy little elf all the time) www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...