September Django Meetup

Talk

Building lightning-fast asynchronous APIs with FastAPI - Erry Kostala

Python 3 has brought on asyncio but there are still not many modules out there using it. One of the most ambitious and well-made python3 projects is FastAPI - A self-documenting, lightning-fast MVC framework that uses asyncio and python types to help developers build quickly and make APIs that keep performing as the project grows. I'm not a contributor to the project but I have used it in my previous job and loved it, and would love to spread the word as it's still not that well-known and it's growing!

About Erry: Senior software engineer, working for a company to save the NHS £1 billion!

How I learned to stop worrying and love testing - Gabriela Valle

Originally developed as a training session to junior and mid-level developers at Gabriela's company, this talk covers automated testing, TDD, the benefits of testing, the different types of tests, and common mistakes.

About Gabriela: A 24 yo London-based mad but enthusiastic brazilian programmer. Working in the IT industry for 3+ years with distributed systems and always hands-on with Python/Django. She's currently working as a Senior Engineer at Spirable and finishing a CS degree with Birkbeck in the evenings.

On Zoom
This meetup is on Zoom. The link is available before the event, if you've RSVP'd as attending.

Agenda
• 7:30 pm The stream opens, we set up and test audio for organizers and speakers.
• 7:45 pm Welcome and Introduction
• 8:00pm Talks
• ~9:00 pm We open up the zoom so everyone can chat, a general discussion and socializing

This meetup is sponsored by:

• Pollen (https://pollen.co): "Pollen is a marketplace for the best in shared experiences."

• JetBrains (https://www.jetbrains.com/): "We make professional software development a more productive and enjoyable experience."

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