The Changelog: Software Development, Open Source

Python, Django, and Channels (Interview)

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Django core contributor Andrew Godwin joins the show to tell us all about Python and Django. If you’ve ever wondered why people love Python, what Django’s virtues are as a web framework, or how Django Channels measure up to Phoenix’s Channels and Rails’ Action Cable, this is the show for you. Also: Andrew’s take on funding and sustaining open source efforts.

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    • Featuring:

    • Andrew Godwin – Website, GitHub, X
    • Adam Stacoviak – Website, GitHub, LinkedIn, Mastodon, X
    • Jerod Santo – Website, GitHub, LinkedIn, Mastodon, X

    Show Notes:

    • This episode started on Ping
    • Django creators: Jacob Kaplan-Moss, Simon Willison
    • Python love: The Zen of Python
    • Python love: Great Docs – Requests as example
    • Jerod suggests RFC #5: Read/Write the Docs with Eric Holscher
    • Virtues: The Django admin site
    • Virtues: GeoDjango
    • Wikipedia has a list of well-known sites using Django
    • Andrew’s baby: Django Channels
    • Getting started with Django
    • Django South - consistent, easy-to-use and database-agnostic migrations for Django applications.
    • If sustainability is interesting to you, check out Request for Commits

      • Something missing or broken? PRs welcome!

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