Andy Miller

Popped into London to see #django friends old and new! And of course a couple of interesting talks!

@adamghill@indieweb.social @sjbitcode@fosstodon.org hey I have a vaguely random question related to Django stickers.

How much would it cost me (or more precisely my company) to commission some custom sticker designs?

Thanks

Andy

📣 django-prodserver design updates
📄 Iterating on the API design of prodserver
🔗 https://softwarecrafts.co.uk/100-words/day-306
#100_words,#django,#prodserver,#package

## The Online Community Working Group is looking for new members

We're currently a small group with a long potential list of ideas that you could really own and contribute in a meaningful way to improving our Django community. Some ideas are small, but some have the potential to have a huge impact.

Broadly the OCWG is responsible for maintaining and improving the online spaces we occupy as a #Django Community.

If your interested drop me a message or open a PR on here: https://github.com/django/dsf-working-groups/

There is still time to join us this Friday for #Django Social in #cambridge

We're doing lunch at the Alex with some coworking mixed in (I really need to squash some bugs before Easter!)

RSVP and see you there

https://luma.com/4gmx16x6

We're organizing a #Django Social event in Athens on the night before the conference.

If you are arriving the day before, come see old friends or make new ones!

https://luma.com/92zzmiq0

Location TBC

Please RSVP so get an idea of numbers and can let you know the latest details if plans change!

@djangoconeurope@fosstodon.org

🎙️ In Progress: Week 69
📄 I discuss my progress on various personal and professional projects, including gardening, compliance tasks, and technical development work on Hamilton Rock and Django applications, in this episode of In Progress.
🔗 https://softwarecrafts.co.uk/in-progress/week-69

🎙️ In Progress: Week 79
📄 In this episode, I dive into the ins and outs of managing multiple projects simultaneously, from launching Shape Up in Hamilton Rock to brainstorming ideas for Google Summer of Code, while also juggling family commitments and administrative tasks.
🔗 https://softwarecrafts.co.uk/in-progress/week-79
#podcast,#weekly-standup

If I don't fall asleep on the plane next week to #django con europe, I think it might be the perfect time to read the 10 GSoC proposals I have this year.

🎙️ In Progress: Week 78
📄 In this episode, I discuss the aftermath of a week-long camping trip, my plans for starting a new client project, and the progress being made on Django's GSoC (Google Summer of Code) and experimental flags projects, including my own Django development projects.
🔗 https://softwarecrafts.co.uk/in-progress/week-78
#podcast,#weekly-standup

A little late in organising, but we're returning to the Alex for March #Django Social in #cambridge

https://luma.com/4gmx16x6

See you there if your local!

@ehmatthes@fosstodon.org no I'm aiming for a single command of

$ manage.py server web

Then in settings.py you would configure the different backends, so:

if DEBUG:
   PROCESSES={'web': 'path.dev.backend'}
else:
   PROCESSES={'web': 'path.prod.backend'}

or not having the conditional and having 2 different keys for dev & prod:

PROCESSES={
'dev': 'path.dev.backend',
'web': 'path.prod.backend'
}

Part of me putting out the post is to gather opinions about this direction.

📣 Representing 'Jobs to be Done' in a project
📄 An experiment in building out a new architecture for projects
🔗 https://softwarecrafts.co.uk/100-words/day-303
#100_words,#django,#jobsToBeDone,#systems_architecture

🎙️ In Progress: Week 72
📄 In this episode, I dive into my recent project to create a tool that tracks dependencies between Django apps, discussing the challenges of finding tools that can handle both imports and database dependencies.
🔗 https://softwarecrafts.co.uk/in-progress/week-72
#podcast,#weekly-standup

🎙️ In Progress: Week 71
📄 In this episode, I share my experience attending Spring Harvest in Skegness with my family and how it sparked inspiration for new ideas, including a potential e-commerce store and agent framework using Django and AI tools like Claude.
🔗 https://softwarecrafts.co.uk/in-progress/week-71
#podcast,#weekly-standup

📣 Mentoring GSoC 2026: Experimental Flags
📄 A new experience for me in the community
🔗 https://softwarecrafts.co.uk/100-words/day-307
#100_words,#django,#GSoC,#experimental-flags,#feature_flags

🎙️ In Progress: Week 81
📄 In this episode, I share my experiences with onboarding new customers to Hamilton Rock, attending a meetup for freelance parents in London, managing a tummy bug that's going through my family, completing client work and personal projects, celebrating Father's Day and my son's birthday, launching the Blip Tracker Chrome extension, and preparing for a visit from my co-founder.
🔗 https://softwarecrafts.co.uk/in-progress/week-81
#podcast,#weekly-standup

📣 A small proposal to form rendering in Django
📄 ...also June has been very busy
🔗 https://softwarecrafts.co.uk/100-words/day-308
#100_words,#django,#form_rendering,#widgets,#new-feature

May in Cambridge means ☀️ and 🍻 come join us for lunch at the beer festival to chat Django: https://luma.com/y6t94m6o

#django #cambridge #djangosocial

Found the #django ice cream #djangoconeu

🎙️ In Progress: Week 82
📄 I discuss my recent remote work offsite with my co-founder, where we focused on strategy, leadership goals, and celebrating our business's progress, as well as my plans for tackling bugs and other tasks in this episode.
🔗 https://softwarecrafts.co.uk/in-progress/week-82
#podcast,#weekly-standup

What do folks use to post to multiple platforms at the same time? (Specifically Mastodon and Linkedin)

Or are you just copy/pasting ?

Cambridge Django Social for July is live,

We're doing a family lunch picnic & games as it's the school holidays!

https://luma.com/sr6rpokj

#django pondering of the week. Does anyone know if widget templates were explicitly considered when adding the Form Renderer classes to core?

ie were they

A) not considered,
B) postponed for a future improvement or
C) considered and explicitly rejected from being included?

Allowing those templates to be customised via that class feels like a very natural improvement to me, but I know I haven't considered every angle.

🎙️ In Progress: Week 83
📄 In this episode, I'm sharing my experiences implementing a new payment method flow at Hamilton Rock and navigating compliance requirements, as well as discussing the development of an ops pulse for internal process improvement and making progress on experimental APIs and contributions to the Django project.
🔗 https://softwarecrafts.co.uk/in-progress/week-83
#podcast,#weekly-standup

📣 DjangoCon 2026 Review
📄 Athens this time around...
🔗 https://softwarecrafts.co.uk/100-words/day-304
#100_words,#django,#conference,#djangoconeurope26,#djangoconeurope

🎙️ In Progress: Week 80
📄 In this episode, I'm discussing my recent experience with implementing Shape Up from 37signals, navigating a challenging project scope within Django, and making progress on two side projects related to AI while also reflecting on last week's ups and downs.
🔗 https://softwarecrafts.co.uk/in-progress/week-80
#podcast,#weekly-standup

@djangoconeurope@fosstodon.org I'm assuming my proposal has been rejected, however it's still "in review" what does this mean?

Thanks!