Paolo Melchiorre (28)
In the latest DjangoChat episode, Will and Carlton talked about DjangoCon US 2025, the upcoming Django 6.0 (now in feature freeze), and most excitingly, Django on the Med 🏖️
This will be the very first Django sprint event, happening this October in Palafrugell, Spain — organized by me and Carlton 👩💻
👉 Watch Carlton introducing it here: https://youtu.be/beDEIVKNNv0?t=2153
The second morning of Django On The Med 🏖️ just finished and it’s amazing how much we achieved together.
Many new ideas and feature proposals came up while working side by side. Sometimes, being together really helps speed up things. 💪
We also had fun breaking the pony-shaped piñata! 🐴 Now it’s time to relax a bit before the afternoon.
Sending our greetings to Wagtail Space 2025 as it’s about to start! 🌍
The third morning marks the end of this first edition of Django On The Med 🏖️
It’s amazing how much we achieved in such a short time, with a small group of focused developers. 💪
The goal of the sprints has been fully reached. But the experience is not over yet, this afternoon’s rest and tonight’s dinner are part of the social side too. 🌅
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Another wonderful afternoon spent with amazing people 😊
Taking time to recharge after a morning of intense work is essential to balance our energy and take care of ourselves 🏖️
During big conferences, it’s usually hard to find moments like this, and surely not on a beautiful beach of the Costa Brava 🌊
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Here’s an unpublished photo of @felixxm during Django On The Med 2025 🏖️
He kept coding with full focus even after all tables and chairs were removed and we were ready for lunch 🧘♀️
At that moment he was working on a pull request that adds database-level delete options for related fields which makes Django 6.1 more efficient by avoiding unnecessary queries 🚀
He has just merged this PR, making the new feature available for everyone 🎉
I'm at Girona airport waiting for my flight back to Pescara 🐬
Thanks to all the members of the @django community who trusted us and joined us in Palafrugell 🏖️
I still remember talking about the Django Sprints first with @felixxm , Simon Charette, @carlton and @wsvincent at @djangocon 2022 in San Diego 🌴
Special thanks to Carlton for believing in this idea and for carrying the weight of organizing the first edition. 🤗
Carlton, we did it! 🙌
Another lovely afternoon together in Palafrugell, on the Costa Brava. 🌞
After three intense days of sprints, sharing lunch and taking a little time to rest was exactly what we needed to recharge. 🍽️💪
A perfect way to wrap up this inspiring Django On The Med experience! 🏖️
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After a long preparation phase — and three years since I wrote my article “My Django active developers Sprints proposal 🌅” after DjangoCon US 2022 in San Diego — Django sprints are finally happening for real! ✨
This morning starts Django On The Med 🏖️, in Palafrugell, right on the Mediterranean. I’ll share this experience with you all! 🌊
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This morning we held a DSF Update session at DjangoCon US 2025 in Chicago. 🇺🇸
There were tons of new things from the Django Software Foundation for the community. 🗞️
Thank you for attending and for all the visits to the DSF booth. 🤗
https://2025.djangocon.us/talks/community-update-dsf/
It’s such a joy to see the first Django On The Med sprints come to life so beautifully. 🏖️
I had first suggested this idea back in 2022, and helping organize it together with @carlton made it even more special. 😊
I’m truly grateful to everyone who joined, shared their energy, and made these three days such a positive experience. 🙌
Read my post collecting all the Mastodon moments from the event:
👉 https://www.paulox.net/2025/10/12/my-django-on-the-med-2025/
