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EuroPython 2025

July 15, 2025 » Paolo Melchiorre » [Archived Version]

EuroPython is the official European conference for the Python programming language.

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PyCon Italia 2025

May 28, 2025 » Paolo Melchiorre » [Archived Version]

PyCon Italia is the national conference where professionals, researchers and enthusiasts of the most beautiful programming language gather together.

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Towards Better Mentorship: The Small Group Approach

May 17, 2025 » Better Simple » [Archived Version]

A discussion about how small meetups could help us bridge the mentorship gap and how we can put them into practice today.

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Our Google Summer of Code 2025 contributors

May 16, 2025 » The Django weblog » [Archived Version]

We’re excited to introduce our Google Summer of Code 2025 contributors! These amazing folks will be working on impactful projects that will shape Django’s future. Meet the contributors 👇 A. Rafey Khan Project: Django Admin – Add Keyboard Shortcuts & Command Palette. Mentors: Tom Carrick, Apoorv Garg Rafey will work on making Django Admin faster and more accessible through keyboard-driven workflows. Excited to see this land! Farhan Ali Raza Project: Bring django-template-partials into core.…

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Django News -  Django News is at PyCon US this weekend! - May 16th 2025

May 16, 2025 » Django News » [Archived Version]

Introduction Django News is at PyCon US this weekend! Jeff and Will are at PyCon US in Pittsburgh this weekend and would love to meet fellow Django enthusiasts. Drop by the DSF or JetBrains booth to say hello and connect with the many Django community members and DSF folks who will be around all weekend. Django Newsletter News Google Summer of Code 2025 - Django Projects Three projects out of many worth proposals were accepted. Improv…

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Our new accessibility statement

May 15, 2025 » The Django weblog » [Archived Version]

Happy Global Accessibility Awareness Day! We thought this would be a fitting occasion to announce our brand new Django accessibility statement 🎉 Did you know that according to the WebAIM Million survey, 94.6% of sites have easily-detectable accessibility issues? We all need to work together to build a more inclusive web (also check out our diversity statement if you haven’t already!). There are accessibility gaps in Django itself too. This statement improves transparency, and clearly states our…

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DjangoCon Europe and beyond

May 15, 2025 » The Django weblog » [Archived Version]

Credit: DjangoCon Europe 2025 organizers We had a blast at DjangoCon Europe 2025, and hope you did too! Events like this are essential for our community, delighting both first-timers and seasoned Djangonauts with insights, good vibes, and all-around inspiration. This year’s conference brought together brilliant minds from all corners of the globe. And featured early celebrations of Django’s 20th birthday! ⭐️🎂🎉 After launching in 2005, Django turns 20 in 2025, and the conference was a great oc…

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DSF member of the month - Simon Charette

May 14, 2025 » The Django weblog » [Archived Version]

For May 2025, we welcome Simon Charette as our DSF member of the month! ⭐ Simon Charette is a longtime Django contributor and community member. He served on the Django 5.x Steering Council and is part of the Security team and the Triage and Review team. He has been a DSF member since November 2014. You can learn more about Simon by visiting Simon's GitHub Profile. Let’s spend some time getting to know Simon better! Can you tell us a little about yourself (hobbies, education, etc) My name is S…

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Nvidia, Kubuntu, and My Reluctant Return to Windows 11

May 14, 2025 » Josh Karamuth » [Archived Version]

My latest attempt to make Linux work on a modern Nvidia laptop ended, predictably, with a return to Windows 11.

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My DjangoCon Europe 2025

May 12, 2025 » Paolo Melchiorre » [Archived Version]

A summary of my experience at DjangoCon Europe 2025 told through the posts I published on Mastodon during the conference.

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