New post: Planning My (Django) Retirement (Again)

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@Timo Zimmermann This Steam thing looks like it’s really picking up… erm… — well, yeah 🙃 What’s the “No, really, what’s it about?” quick take?

Carlton Gibson 2 months ago

I’m really excited about this week’s @Django Chat Podcast. It might be my favourite episode ever 🥳

Django Chat

Django 20 Years Later - Adrian Holovaty | Django Chat

Adrian Holovaty is one of the original creators of Django. We discuss Django design decisions with twenty years of hindsight, why modern JavaScript...

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Carlton Gibson 2 months ago

Peak Internet!

Carlton Gibson 2 months ago

I was a bit worried about all my usages of implicit inheritance with HTMX. (That's going to be removed in the upcoming v4.) Here's a quick and dirty technique to find uses of that:

Finding (implicitly) inherited HTMX attributes

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Carlton Gibson 2 months ago

"Every one is an LTS" — Here's my proposal to move Django to an annual release cycle. 🌶️🌶️🌶️ No idea how that's gonna go but 🥳

An Annual Release Cycle for Django

A proposal for moving Django to an annual release cycle.

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Carlton Gibson 2 months ago

You. Yes, you! 👋 You’re going to run for the DSF Board right? Your gentle touch would be just what’s needed. It’s time. Let’s do this! ❤️ From: @Django

Fosstodon

Django (@django@fosstodon.org)

We have 8 days left on our 2026 DSF Board nominations - if you are interested in leading an organization like our Foundation, now is the time to no...

Carlton Gibson 2 months ago

> Using UUIDv7 is generally discouraged for security when the primary key is exposed to end users in external-facing applications or APIs… @Jay Miller &co via @Simon Willison

Simon Willison’s Weblog

A quote from Alexander Fridriksson and Jay Miller

Using UUIDv7 is generally discouraged for security when the primary key is exposed to end users in external-facing applications or APIs. The main i...

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