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Will Vincent @wsvincent.bsky.social · 6d

Sitting in the lounge at JFK airport so time to write up something fun: the secret prompts in Copilot CLI.

wsvincent.com/copilot-cli-...

Yes, you can see them for yourself!

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Will Vincent @wsvincent.bsky.social · 6d

A fun Friday night hack superpowered by Claude Code. The original Django book by Adrian Holovaty and Jacob Kaplan-Moss is now available again at DjangoBook.com.

I wrote up a short bit on how this came to be: wsvincent.com/djangobook-b...

#django #python

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Will Vincent @wsvincent.bsky.social · 9d

Ah, I recognized the name, Jay Rubin. Nice to see a short bio. And another book to add to the queue!

While I have you, here's a deep-cut movie I bet you haven't seen, but which is amazing. My Film professor at WM showed it to us actually: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rampo_(...

Rampo (film) - Wikipedia

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Will Vincent @wsvincent.bsky.social · 9d

My @djangochat.bsky.social podcast host, Carlton Gibson, made an offhand remark the other day, as we yet-again debated AI, saying "I miss tabs vs spaces." And it got me thinking....

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Will Vincent @wsvincent.bsky.social · 9d

@jmduke.com got a shout out in the most recent @djangochat.bsky.social episode with Jacob Walls. We have a new section at the end of episodes where we recommend a book...

youtu.be/P-D7DtGJqzY?...

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djangochat.bsky.social @djangochat.bsky.social · 9d

Ep186 with Django Fellow Jacob Walls is live!

We talk about his background, transitioning from music to programming, what to expect in Django 6.0 this December, and more.

djangochat.com/episodes/dja...

Also available on YouTube if you prefer: youtu.be/P-D7DtGJqzY?...

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Will Vincent @wsvincent.bsky.social · 10d

A review of Karen Hao's recent book, Empire of AI.

Very well written and researched. She makes a convincing case that modern AI companies are closer to European countries in their attempts at empire-building and colonizing vast swaths of the public.

wsvincent.com/empire-of-ai/

Will Vincent @wsvincent.bsky.social · 18d

In the near future, Small Language Models (SLMs) will likely become the dominant way users consume AI. This post explores why.

wsvincent.com/future-ai-slm/

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djangochat.bsky.social @djangochat.bsky.social · 23d

Ep185 DjangoCon US Recap is live!

We're back after the summer break, discussing @djangocon.us last week, Django 6.0 feature freeze, adding APIs to core Django, and Django on the Med next month.

djangochat.com/episodes/dja...

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Will Vincent @wsvincent.bsky.social · 24d

I like that quote!

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Will Vincent @wsvincent.bsky.social · 24d

My recap of @djangocon.us last week is live.

Photos, talk descriptions, hallway track vibes, and some takeaways:

* AI is widely used, but with some skepticism
* AI Chat > AI Agents for most Django devs so far
* LLMs are wreaking havoc on open source maintainers

wsvincent.com/djangoconus-...

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Will Vincent @wsvincent.bsky.social · 29d

I posted a detailed writeup of my @djangocon.us talk I gave on Monday titled, "Django for AI."

It has all the slides, my notes, links to the repos and demos, and more. Happy to chat with anyone who'd like to explore these ideas further!

wsvincent.com/django-for-a...

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Will Vincent @wsvincent.bsky.social · Sep 5

Yes, let's chat! I got HTML Streaming to work too last night, but just going with SSE here. To be honest, this whole demo came about because I saw I was speaking after you and thought, hmm, what would be a fun HTMX demo I can do....

a man in a suit and black shirt is talking to someone while sitting in front of a black background .

ALT: a man in a suit and black shirt is talking to someone while sitting in front of a black background .

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Will Vincent @wsvincent.bsky.social · Sep 4

A sneak peek of a demo I will show at @djangocon.us next week during my talk on "Django for AI."

This is a local Django website connected to Ollama using async views, server side events, and HTMX to mimic the functionality of a LLM chatbot like ChatGPT or Anthropic.

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Will Vincent @wsvincent.bsky.social · Sep 4

Attending @djangocon.us next week in Chicago either online or in person?

Here are my tips and tricks for maximizing your experience. From the hallway track to Pac-Man at meals, learn what makes Django events so special.

Pic from 2023 Sprints with Paolo Melchiorre.

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Will Vincent @wsvincent.bsky.social · Aug 28

I was quite struck by a recent video interview with Po-Shen Loh from Carnegie Mellon on what it means to be human in an AI world.

This article has a link to the video and some thoughts on how we can all navigate AI going forward.

wsvincent.com/how-to-succe...

How to Succeed as a Human in an AI World - William Vincent

Reviewing Po-Shen Loh's advice on how to integrate AI into our lives.

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Will Vincent @wsvincent.bsky.social · Aug 20

New book review of Supremacy by Parmy Olson. tl;dr it's a really gripping look at the people behind AI/LLMs, most notably Demis Hassabis of DeepMind and Sam Altman of OpenAI, and sobering to see how even good intentions can morph into the polar opposite over time.

wsvincent.com/supremacy-ai...

Will Vincent @wsvincent.bsky.social · Aug 19

I had a blast joining the panel yesterday for a @talkpython.fm livestream on "Django's 20th Birthday." Guests included Adrian Holovaty, @simonwillison.net , @thibaudcolas.bsky.social , @webology.bsky.social , and @mkennedy.codes.

www.youtube.com/live/qlYCUI5...

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JetBrains @jetbrains.com · Aug 18

What's the state of Python in 2025?

‪@pycharm.dev‬ partnered with @python.org‬ for the annual Python Developers Survey, shaped by 30k+ Python devs.

🧑‍💻 Who’s using Python and why
📈 What tools are gaining ground
🌍 How the community is changing

Check out the results: jb.gg/uka16g

PyCharm, a JetBrains IDE @pycharm.dev · Aug 18

🚀 The State of Python 2025 is here!

Our findings from the #Python Developers Survey done in collab with @python.org:

📊 51% use Python for data
🌐 46% use it for web dev
👨‍💻 Half of the community is new
🔧 83% still use older Python versions

Check out the takeaways by @mkennedy.codes: jb.gg/uka16g

The State of Python 2025 | The PyCharm Blog

Discover the latest Python trends and predictions backed by a survey of over 30,000 developers.

jb.gg

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PyCharm, a JetBrains IDE @pycharm.dev · Aug 18

📊 According to the State of Python 2025, 51% of Python developers use it for data exploration and processing.

👀 And you? What are you building with Python right now?
Tell us in the comments! 👇

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Will Vincent @wsvincent.bsky.social · Aug 18

Yup, I thought this was pretty good and shared it with a number of non-technical friends.

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Will Vincent @wsvincent.bsky.social · Aug 18

The 2025 State of Python survey is now out!

This is the 8th annual collaboration between @python.org and @pycharm.dev on current trends in Python.

@mkennedy.codes wrote up a great summary of the results and key trends.

blog.jetbrains.com/pycharm/2025...

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Will Vincent @wsvincent.bsky.social · Jul 24

I'll be giving a talk, "Django for AI: Deploying Machine Learning Models with Django," at DjangoCon US in Chicago this September 😀 . Come see that it's not too scary to build an ML model in a Jupyter notebook and then deploy it with Django.

2025.djangocon.us/news/announc...

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Will Vincent @wsvincent.bsky.social · Jul 21

I wrote up a #europython recap from last week in Prague.

Lots of discussions around AI, modern Python usage, and #PyCharm.

Also, did you know there are 20 former ice vaults along the main river in town now converted into bars and cafes? Read on to learn more 😀 .

wsvincent.com/europython20...

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Will Vincent @wsvincent.bsky.social · Jul 15

I read this book on the flights over to @europython.eu and wrote up my thoughts. In short, a quick read that was informative, likely the perfect balance for non-technical readers, but I would have liked a deeper dive 🤷‍♂️.

wsvincent.com/cointelligen...

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