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Paolo Melchiorre @paulox.net · 26/05/2026

On the train heading to @pyconit 🚆 Over the years this trip has become a small ritual for me: a few quiet hours to slow down, revisit slides, think a bit, and decompress before the usual conference whirlwind 🌊 Curious if other people have similar conference rituals 🙂 #PyCon #PyConItalia

Green field with the Conero Mountain in the background

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Paolo Melchiorre @paulox.net · 22/05/2026

Had a lot of fun today recording an episode of @talkpython.fm with @mkennedy.codes🎙️ We met last week at @pycon.us after my talk on AI-assisted contributions and maintainer load, and today we continued the chat on the podcast 🎧 Bonus: selfie at the end 📸😂 www.youtube.com/watch?v=1RJ1... #Python #AI

A screenshot of me and Michael Kennedy after the recording of our episode of Talk Python

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Paolo Melchiorre @paulox.net · 15/05/2026

This morning at PyCon US 2026 I presented my talk about AI-assisted contributions and maintainer load🎤 Thanks to everyone who joined the discussion, and thanks to @simonwillison.net for hosting the first AI track at PyCon US Slides www.paulox.net/2026/05/15/p... #Python #OpenSource #PyConUS #PyCon

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Paolo Melchiorre @paulox.net · 15/05/2026

Today at 11:00 AM I’ll be speaking at PyCon US in Grand Ballroom A at the Long Beach Convention Center about AI-assisted contributions and the impact they’re already having on open source maintainers 🎤 us.pycon.org/2026/schedul... #Python #OpenSource #PyConUS #PyCon #AI CC @pycon.us

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Paolo Melchiorre @paulox.net · 29/01/2026

I’ve just filled in the Python Developers Survey ✅ If you use Python at work or in your projects, it’s worth a few minutes. Python is a community-driven project, and this is how our voices get heard. 👉 pyfound.blogspot.com/2026/01/your... #Python #Developers #Survey

Screenshot of the final confirmation page of the Python Developers Survey 2026 with the message “Thank you for sharing with us” after completing the survey.

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Paolo Melchiorre @paulox.net · 06/01/2026

The Django Software Foundation recognizes Individual Members for their contributions to the Django community: code, docs, community work, events, or governance. ✨ You can nominate someone you appreciate, or yourself 🙂 Details here: 👇 www.djangoproject.com/foundation/i... #Django #DSF

Group photo at the end of DjangoCon Europe 2019 in Copenhagen, Denmark

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Paolo Melchiorre @paulox.net · 11/12/2025

Special Django Software Foundation board meeting 💚 Sarah & Thibaud (outgoing), Jacob, new members Ryan & Priya, plus Paolo, Jeff, Afi (Tom missing) and Catherine all together 🤗 Thanks Sarah & Thibaud, welcome Ryan & Priya! 🎉 #Django #Software #Foundation #DSF #Community #NonProfit #Organization

Group video call screenshot of the Django Software Foundation board at the end of a meeting. Multiple participants are visible in a grid, smiling and waving, celebrating a shared moment with outgoing, current, and newly elected board members.

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Paolo Melchiorre @paulox.net · 28/11/2025

Really happy to see the results of the 2026 DSF Board election 🎉 Congrats to Priya Pahwa, Ryan Cheley and Jacob Kaplan-Moss 👏 A warm thank you to Sarah Abderemane and Thibaud Colas for their service 🙏 And thanks to all candidates and DSF members for the strong participation 🤗 #Django #DSF #Election

Screenshot of last year’s online DSF Board meeting showing all participants in a video call grid. The image includes the confirmed board members, the outgoing members and the newly elected members, all smiling on camera.

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Paolo Melchiorre @paulox.net · 22/10/2025

Django 6.0beta1 has arrived! 🎉 It adds CSP support, background tasks, and partial templates as new built-in features 🧩 It’s not for production yet, but testing it now helps make Django 6.0 even better 🚀 www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2025/... CC @djangoproject.com #Django #Django6 #Beta #Python

Aerial photo of attendees at the DjangoCon US 2025 conference.

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Paolo Melchiorre @paulox.net · 06/10/2025

Taking off ✈️ from Pescara, in my home region Abruzzo, to reach Girona for the Django On The Med 🏖️ sprint. Sharing a photo of the Adriatic Sea 🌊 — the “Trabocchi” coast — before posting from the Costa Brava tomorrow! 📸 #DjangoOnTheMed #Django #Community #Sprint CC @djangoproject.com

Coastal view with a trabocco in the background.

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Paolo Melchiorre @paulox.net · 16/09/2025

The PSF has announced the new Board members 🎉 Congratulations to Abigail Dogbe, Jannis Leidel, Sheena O’Connell, and Simon Willison. I’m glad to know each of them: such a diverse and talented group. Thanks @python.org for a fair and democratic process! pyfound.blogspot.com/2025/09/anno... #Python

Selfie with Simon Willison at DjangoCon US 2022 in San Diego

Selfie with Abigail Dogbe at DjangoCon US 2023 in Durham

Selfie with Jannis Leidel at EuroPython 2025 in Prague

Selfie with Sheena O’Connell at PyCon Italia 2025 in Bologna

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Paolo Melchiorre @paulox.net · 15/09/2025

The PSF Board elections are underway and will close tomorrow! 🗳️ I just cast my vote, and it was great to see so many strong candidates. Happy to participate, and I encourage everyone in the Python community to take part and vote too! pyfound.blogspot.com/2025/09/the-... #Python #OpenSource #PSF

Screenshot of the Python Software Foundation website showing a "Thank you for voting" confirmation message after submitting a ballot in the PSF Board of Directors election.

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Paolo Melchiorre @paulox.net · 13/09/2025

I made a quick video with the highlights of my DjangoCon US 2025 in Chicago 🎥✨ This community never fails to inspire me, and the hospitality was fantastic 🙏💙 If you ever get the chance, join a DjangoCon! 🌍🤝 #DjangoCon #Django #Python #Chicago #USA CC @djangocon.us

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Paolo Melchiorre @paulox.net · 12/09/2025

This morning I joined the DjangoCon US 2025 sprints in Chicago. ☕ I exchanged thoughts with the Django Fellows. 💬 I supported Tobias in upgrading PostgreSQL to version 17 for the Django website. 🐘 Thanks to the Django community for the warm welcome. 🤗 Chicago is beautiful! 🌆 #DjangoCon @djangocon.us

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Paolo Melchiorre @paulox.net · 12/09/2025

After the sprints at #DjangoCon US 2025, we had dinner, beer, and ice cream in Chicago 🍺🍦, ending with chats in the hotel lobby. Meeting people face to face is what makes community conferences truly valuable. @djangocon.us #DjangoCon

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Paolo Melchiorre @paulox.net · 12/09/2025

Just after my GeneratedField talk at DjangoCon US 2025 🚀 I managed to replace the search field with a GeneratedField using SearchVector + language! Born in Durham’s sprint last year, now pushed forward in Chicago 🇺🇸 PR: github.com/django/djang... #DjangoCon #Sprint @djangocon.us

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Paolo Melchiorre @paulox.net · 12/09/2025

A wonderful Sprint day at DjangoCon US 2025! Coffee by the Chicago river, deep-dish pizza at lunch, and plenty of collaboration. I worked on the Django website search, followed django-simple-deploy progress, and closed the day by finalizing my PR with great feedback. #DjangoCon @djangocon.us #Sprint

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Paolo Melchiorre @paulox.net · 11/09/2025

Closing Remarks at #DjangoCon US 2025 by Keanya Phelps were the perfect end to an incredible conference. Huge thanks to organizers, volunteers, speakers, and sponsors for creating such a welcoming and inspiring community. So grateful to be part of it! @djangocon.us #DjangoCon

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Paolo Melchiorre @paulox.net · 10/09/2025

In “What a Decade!” at DjangoCon US 2025, Timothy Allen reflects on choosing Django, on values that shape communities, and on a powerful story of recovery. A talk about technology, people, and hope. #DjangoCon @djangocon.us @flipperpa.bsky.social

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Paolo Melchiorre @paulox.net · 10/09/2025

At #DjangoCon US 2025 diving into django-simple-deploy! Eric Matthes is showing how deployment can finally be quick & painless with plugins for multiple platforms. A great step for Django’s deployment future. Thanks @djangocon.us for making this possible!

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Paolo Melchiorre @paulox.net · 10/09/2025

Selfie with Jacob and Jon

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Paolo Melchiorre @paulox.net · 10/09/2025

At #DjangoCon US 2025 for “Free Threaded Django”. Micah Lyle is exploring what removing the GIL means for Django: thread safety, async/sync performance, database adapters, and live profiling demos. Big topic for Django’s future! 👉 @djangocon.us

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Paolo Melchiorre @paulox.net · 10/09/2025

Who knew #DjangoConUS would give us the ultimate crossover episode? 🍦📸 Two selfie fans, one ice cream, one shot — pure joy! Honored to share the famous #IceCreamSelfie tradition with @mariatta.ca after the Speaker Dinner, alongside the wonderful @djangocon.us community. #DjangoCon #PythonCommunity

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Paolo Melchiorre @paulox.net · 10/09/2025

At #DjangoCon US 2025, Six Feet Up hosted an Arcade Night at Punch Bowl Social 🎯🎶 Free games, free drinks & plenty of fun with friends after a full day of sessions. A great reminder that community is also about sharing laughs! Thanks @djangocon.us

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Paolo Melchiorre @paulox.net · 10/09/2025

Right now at #DjangoCon US 2025 in Chicago: “Two Decades of Django: The Past, Present and Future.” A look back, and forward, with some of the community’s key voices. Thanks @djangocon.us for this milestone session! #DjangoConUS #Django

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Paolo Melchiorre @paulox.net · 10/09/2025

This morning we held a DSF Update session at DjangoCon US 2025 in Chicago 🇺🇸 There were tons of new things from the DSF for the community 🗞️ Thank you for attending and for all the visits to the DSF booth 🤗 CC @jacobian.org @thibaudcolas.bsky.social @fwiles.bsky.social @djangoproject.com @djangocon.us

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Paolo Melchiorre @paulox.net · 10/09/2025

Marlene Mhangami is delivering the Keynote "Django Reimagined For The Age of AI" at the DjangoCon US 2025 in Chicago 🇺🇸🤖 CC @djangocon.us #Django #DjangoCon #DjangoConUS #DjangoConUS2025 #AI

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Paolo Melchiorre @paulox.net · 09/09/2025

Elizabeth Garrett Christensen is delivering the talk "Big Bad World of Postgres Dev Environments" at the DjangoCon US 2025 in Chicago 🇺🇸🐘 2025.djangocon.us/talks/big-ba... CC @djangocon.us #Django #DjangoCon #DjangoConUS #DjangoConUS2025 #PostgreSQL #Postgres

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Paolo Melchiorre @paulox.net · 09/09/2025

Chris Muthig is delivering the talk "Winemaking with Mutable Event Sourcing in Django" at the DjangoCon US 2025 in Chicago 🇺🇸🍷 2025.djangocon.us/talks/winema... CC @djangocon.us #Django #DjangoCon #DjangoConUS #DjangoConUS2025 #EventSourcing #Wine

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Paolo Melchiorre @paulox.net · 09/09/2025

Zags (Benjamin Zagorsky) is delivering the Keynote "All The Ways To Use Django" at the DjangoCon US 2025 in Chicago 🇺🇸 CC @djangocon.us #Django #DjangoCon #DjangoConUS #DjangoConUS2025

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Paolo Melchiorre @paulox.net · 08/09/2025

This morning I presented my talk "Django's Generated Field by Example" at DjangoCon US 2025 in Chicago. 🇺🇸 CC @djangocon.us Photo of the talk by Muhammad Abdugafarov #Django #DjangoCon #DjnagoConUS #DjangoConUS2025 #GeneratedField #GeneratedColumn #PostgreSQL #SQLite

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Paolo Melchiorre @paulox.net · 25/04/2025

I just gave the talk "The incredible Djangonaut Space project" in Dublin, during DjangoCon Europe 2025 🇮🇪🇪🇺 www.paulox.net/2025/04/25/d... CC @DjangoConEurope #DjangoConEurope #DjangoConEurope2025 #DjangoConEurope25 #DjangoCon #Europe #Django #Conference #Dublin #Speakers #EuroPython

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Paolo Melchiorre @paulox.net · 02/04/2025

Thanks to the efforts of the entire community, the latest version of the Python-based web framework Django has finally been released 🎉 Here you can find the announcement of Django 5.2 LTS 👇 www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2025/... #Django #Python #Web Picture: © 2019 Bartek Pawlik (CC BY-NC-SA)

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Paolo Melchiorre @paulox.net · 17/01/2025

Python is TIOBE's programming language of the year 2024! 🎉 This award is given to the programming language with the highest increase in ratings in one year time 📈 Python gained a whopping 9.3% in 2024 … far ahead of its competition 🥇 www.tiobe.com/tiobe-index/ #Python #TIOBE

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Paolo Melchiorre @paulox.net · 02/01/2025

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Paolo Melchiorre @paulox.net · 16/12/2024

I just voted in the Django 6.x steering council election 🗳️ I had a hard time choosing between so many great candidates 🧮 I'm glad to see so many great people in the Django community have put themselves forward 🙋 Vote by tomorrow, 17 December 2024 AoE 🌐 www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2024/... #Django

Screenshot of the “Thank You” page for the Django 6.x Steering Council election

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Paolo Melchiorre @paulox.net · 08/12/2024

December is a special time of year for the Free Software community 💫 ... fosstodon.org/@paulox/1136... ... And what are you busy with in December in the FOSS community? #FreeSoftware #OpenSource #Community #December #FOSS #Conference #CfP #EarlyBird #AoC

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