Abigail Afi Gbadago

4 videos · 3 events · 2023–2026 · 1h 3m of video

Talks

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Amplifying Excellence: Inside Black Python Devs

DjangoCon US 2026 · July 11, 2026

Abigail Afi Gbadago describes coordinating DjangoCon US 2025’s program, where selecting among many strong proposals and keeping reviews, communications, and volunteers aligned were major challenges. As a regional leader with Black Python Developers, she supports Python communities through funding, mentorship, partnerships, meetups, and leadership development,…

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Opening Remarks (Wednesday)

DjangoCon US 2025 · November 6, 2025

Abigail Afi Gbadago welcomed attendees to the final day of DjangoCon US, acknowledged the traditional lands of the Council of the Three Fires, and encouraged people to learn, explore Chicago, and make new connections. She emphasized the conference code of conduct: create a harassment-free environment,…

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Strategies for handling conflicts and rollbacks in Django database migrations

DjangoCon US 2023 · December 14, 2023

Django migrations provide version-controlled, reproducible changes to relational database schemas without manually writing SQL, while supporting collaboration, dependency tracking, rollbacks, and schema evolution. Abigail Afi Gbadago explains that Django compares the current models with a project state rather than recording every intermediate edit, so unsynchronized…

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