Exploring Django's evolution, principles, and challenges faced by a local newspaper. Formation of Django Software Foundation, evolution of leadership, and community involvement discussed. Future of Django with HTMX and deployment challenges in Django projects highlighted. Updates on Django 4.2, teaching challenges, and simplifying deployment also covered.

Jacob Kaplan-Moss, software developer and co-creator of Django, shares his insights on effective engineering hiring practices. He emphasizes the importance of work sample tests as authentic simulations of real job tasks. Jacob critiques traditional interview methods and discusses tailoring assessments to match specific roles. He introduces eight key principles for hiring engineers, advocating for a respectful candidate experience. Additionally, he explores the innovative idea of reverse code reviews as a method to enhance evaluations while ensuring a focus on both technical and interpersonal skills.

Jacob Kaplan-Moss’ recommendations for remote vs colocated teams, Duarte Carmo created a neural search engine from Changelog transcripts, Tom Hacohen says strong static typing is a hill he’s willing to die on, Orhun Parmaksız created a CLI that makes your keyboard sound like a typewriter & Luke Plant spits hard truths about simplicity. View the newsletterJoin the discussionChangelog++ members support our work, get closer to the metal, and make the ads disappear. Join today!Sponsors:Neo4j – NODES 2023 is coming in October! Featuring:Jerod Santo – GitHub, LinkedIn, Mastodon, X

Jacob Kaplan-Moss, from Django Software Foundation, discusses compensating open source maintainers. Topics include the ethical use of open source, challenges in finding sustainable funding models, and the impact of high net worth donations. The conversation also covers criticism faced by maintainers seeking compensation and the importance of financially supporting them.

Jacob Kaplan-Moss discusses remote and colocated teams. Duarte Carmo created a neural search engine from Changelog transcripts. Tom Hacohen advocates for strong static typing. Orhun Parmaksız created a CLI to make your keyboard sound like a typewriter. Luke Plant shares hard truths about simplicity.