Final SF Django Presentation Night of 2019

Our final meetup of the year is happening! Come network, eat, and engage in some awesome talks by members of our community.

Interested in speaking? Fill out this form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1RK8BNROU-qkgYFDFV-BQroqLbl2oXcHL1Fos0XB4vP8/viewform

Talks

TALK 1: Django Real-Time Chat

Talk Description:

This talk will provide an introduction to websockets, django channels, and common gotchas when deploying channels apps. Topics will include:
-Websockets: what they're for, how they work, who uses them
-WebSockets in Django: core concepts from Channels with code examples
-Deployment Gotchas: How to configure NGINX to support WebSockets

Speaker Bio:

Hi! I'm a full stack web developer and I love taking ideas from prototype to production - gnarly configs included. Currently I'm co-founder at Bytebase.io, the byte-size knowledge base for engineers. Before Bytebase, I was a software engineer at Twilio where I had the opportunity to lead the women's employee resource group. When I'm not coding, I love to hike and play tennis.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/caraborenstein

TALK 2: PostgreSQL and Django: The Latest News

Talk Description:

Django 2.0-2.2 introduced some cool new PostgreSQL features… but how would you use them, and why? Let's talk about them and show some fun use cases!

Speaker Bio:

Christophe Pettus is the CEO of PostgreSQL Experts, Inc. He's a Django contributor and PostgreSQL person.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/christophe-pettus-56475a98/

Lightning Talks

TALK 3: Using Docker for In-Memory Test Databases

Talk Description:

Unit testing is great, and in-memory databases are great for unit testing, but testing against an SQLite database when production is running Postgres or MySQL is not ideal. Docker allows us to enjoy the speed of an in-memory database while using the engine of our choice without complicated configuration.

Speaker Bio:

Terran is a software engineering consultant living in Oakland.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/terran-olson-5ab2748/

Host

Yeti (https://yeti.co/) partners with industry-leading companies to research, design and develop innovative digital products. Out of our studio in San Francisco, we guide our clients through the product development process from strategy sessions and prototyping to producing ready-to-release mobile and web applications. We share our expertise in these areas through workshops, classes, and in-person developer training.

Yeti will be providing food and drinks. Please respect their space and make sure we clean up after ourselves.