Paolo Melchiorre (32)
Just got off stage with @carlton at DjangoCon Europe 2026 🇬🇷
We shared the next edition of Django on the Med 🧳
→ Pescara, Italy 🇮🇹
→ 23–25 September 2026
https://www.djangomed.eu
Then I also introduced PyCon Italia 2026
→ Bologna, Italy 🇮🇹
→ 28–30 May 2026
https://2026.pycon.it/en
And on May 27 there will be a free community day with workshops, including a special “Django Off The Med” session 🙂
Sprint day at DjangoCon Europe 2026 🇬🇷
This morning we kicked off the first sprint session, hosted by Bespote, in a room full of developers working on all sorts of Django topics.
We started by sharing goals, then everyone spread out into different groups and got to work.
Lots of energy in the room, and a great chance to collaborate and move Django forward 🙂
After the DjangoCon Europe coffee break, back into the room for @jake ☕️
Django supports multiple database connections, but leaves it up to you to manage how to use them and which queries to send where… let’s dig into this 🙂
Last talk of the first day at DjangoCon Europe 2026 🇬🇷
Now listening to Tim Bell 🎤
As tables get extremely large, the abstraction starts to break down and performance issues show up… curious to see how partitioning helps in real-world cases 🙂
Day 1 of DjangoCon Europe 2026 in Athens is done 🇬🇷
As always, the best part is the people. Old friends, folks I’ve shared so many moments with, volunteers, and lots of new faces.
Also had a few people come up during the day to chat, ask about my talk, share feedback… those small moments really stay with you 🙂
This is the human side of the Django community.
Closing session just wrapped up at DjangoCon Europe 2026 in Athens 🇬🇷
Final thanks, hugs, goodbyes… and that feeling that it went by too fast.
See you somewhere down the road 🙂
Second talk of the morning at DjangoCon Europe 2026 🇬🇷
Now listening to Laís Carvalho @Laiscarvalho 🎤
Talking about observability in Django, going beyond print() and logs to actually understand what’s going on inside your app… this is one of those things that makes life much easier once you start using it 🙂
Final and third day of DjangoCon Europe 2026 in Athens 🇬🇷
Starting with the keynote by @EvilDMP 🎤
He opened with the story of Socrates, condemned to death here in Athens 25 centuries ago, just a short walk from the venue… quite a way to begin a talk about knowledge and documentation.
Day 2 of DjangoCon Europe 2026 in Athens is done 🇬🇷
Talks, chats, drinks, gelato 🍦 and, more than anything, a lot of people I got to meet again today.
These days are intense, but in a good way 🙂
This morning I presented my talk “AI-Assisted Contributions and Maintainer Load” at DjangoCon Europe 2026 in Athens 🇬🇷
Thanks to everyone who joined, filled the room, and asked thoughtful questions, it really means a lot 🤗
I’ll share slides and more soon 👇
https://www.paulox.net/
Photo of the talk by @felixxm
