Talks I want to see at DjangoCon US 2025
DjangoCon US 2025 is accepting talk proposals for a few more weeks. If folks are on the fence about submitting a talk, here are some ideas that I would personally be interested in.
A small Django pony/unicorn at the registration desk at DjangoCon US 2024.
Credit: Bartek Pawlik
Managing forms in modern UIs
This is bound to change a bit again with the Django 5.2 release with the BoundField improvements and the simple block tag feature. I’m excited to see what others are doing with these and learn how to incorporate them into my work.
Development experience improvements
I’m one of those people who finds a pattern that works and uses it until it becomes painful or there’s clearly a better option. If you’re one of those experimenters, please show me what you’ve learned! I rely on you!
Contributing to Open-Source Software
Are you trying something different while participating in OSS? There’s a lot of variance in the SDLC process. If you maintain or contribute to a package, you likely are doing something that I want to know about!
Unit testing HTMX integrations
I’m a big fan of HTMX’s declarative nature. However, testing it is a pain. I’ve got some ideas for when Django 5.2 is released, but there’s such a big gap here. If you’re using HTMX and are testing, please submit a talk! I must learn from you!
Django core deep dives
Markus Holtermann gave a fantastic talk on how the migration system is oriented. This type of content is invaluable to the community because it pays unseen dividends when future contributors learn from it. If you’re a long-time contributor to a specific area of Django, consider giving a talk like this. If you’re a part-time contributor, consider doing a deep dive to learn and present your findings.
Non-Django lessons
I operate in a pretty thick Django bubble. I have a few channels that go out to other languages, but I primarily focus on improving things from within. Lily Foote’s episode on Django Chat highlighted the idea of asking other communities how they handle governance and contributions. I’d love to see what we can learn from other communities here. Maybe we can pull the PostgreSQL community / leadership in to give a talk?
If you know someone who is a contributor to OSS beyond Django and Python, consider asking them to share their wisdom with us!
Submit a talk!
If you have an idea that’s not in the above, you should absolutely submit it. I’m just one person in the audience. There are people that want to listen to you.
I love DjangoCon US for the community that shows up, but the talks are critical. I know they are stressful to prepare and give, but it’s worth it to you and the community to do.