Django News - Django 5.2 Beta 1 & DjangoCongress JP goes live! - Feb 21st 2025
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Django 5.2 beta 1 released
Django 5.2 beta 1 is now available and is the second stage in the release cycle. This is a good opportunity for you to try out the changes coming in Django 5.2.
DjangoCongress JP 2025 Live Streaming!
DjangoCongress JP 2025 is this Saturday, February 22, 2025, at 10 am (Japan Standard Time) and will be broadcasting live!
Updates to Django
Today 'Updates to Django' is presented by Abigail Afi Gbadago from the DSF Board!
Last week we had 16 pull requests merged into Django by 9 different contributors - including 4 first-time contributors! Congratulations to Julien Palard, Kim Yeongbin, Confidenceman02 and Luke Cousins for having their first commits merged into Django - welcome on board! 🎊
This Week's Django Highlights:
- Support for some GIS functions on MariaDB 11.7 which was added in 5.2 has been reverted.
- The querystring template tag returns "?" instead of "" when all parameters are removed.
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Hiring Jr. Web Services Engineer
This position is for someone who can bring their python software development experience to support Playdate, Game Publishing, and our Apps! You would be responsible for contributing to and maintaining our growing flock of Flask and Django web applications.
Additionally, Panic hires interns every summer via The Script, designed for college students with underrepresented backgrounds entering freshman through senior years.
Articles
The Key Benefits of Using a NoSQL Database in Django Development
This article explores the key benefits of using a NoSQL database like MongoDB in Django development, highlighting its scalability, flexibility, AI capabilities, and seamless integration through the django-mongodb-backend library.
How to add an object in Django Admin with a bookmarklet
Roll your own Pinboard with the Django Admin and a bookmarklet.
How to find your first Django Developer Job
Jon Gould from Foxley Talent lays out his guide for prospective hires.
How to fix factory_boy post-generation deprecation warnings
How to fix post-generation deprecation warnings on Django projects.
Django packages already on 5.2
Out of roughly 17,000 packages on PyPI, only about 1,394 specify the versions they support, and just 23 of those have been tested with the Django 5.2 alpha 1 release.
Where is the PSF? 2025 Edition
A list of platforms where you can find the PSF, PyCon US, and PyPI news and resources.
Videos
Django London Meetup: Run your tests against Django's main!
Run tests against Django’s main branch to catch bugs early and help maintain its stability.
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New year, new site! Finally put those domain names to use and launch that side-project, blog, or personal site in 2025. Lock in this limited time pricing by Feb 28.
Podcasts
Django Chat #176: Official Django MongoDB Backend with Jib Adegunloye
Jib is a Senior Software Engineer at MongoDB working on the newly-released official Django MongoDB backend. We discuss building out this new support, future plans, and his previous career at Meta.
Django News Jobs
⭐ Jr. Web Services Engineer at Panic (featured)
Mid/senior level Django developer at Green Web Foundation 🆕
Senior Backend Engineer at BactoBio
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Projects
itsthejoker/filamentcolors.xyz
The source code for a small website to compare pieces of printed filament.
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