3 videos · 3 events · 2023–2025 · 1h 27m of video
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DjangoCon US 2025 · November 6, 2025
Ryan Cheley explains how Django can make database schemas carry their own business documentation. He contrasts user-facing `help_text` and external wikis with Django 4.2’s `db_comment` for fields and `db_table_comment` for tables, which store context directly in supported database systems and make it available to developers,…
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DjangoCon US 2024 · December 6, 2024
Ryan Cheley defines “error culture” as accepting and ignoring automated error notifications until a problem becomes a crisis, creating alert fatigue and reactive firefighting instead of proactive problem solving. He explains that it grows from unclear alerts, default notifications, poor communication, and the appeal of…
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DjangoCon US 2023 · December 15, 2023
Ryan Cheley recounts how he accidentally closed, then revisited, a 13-year-old Django ORM bug involving named parameters in SQLite raw SQL queries. After reproducing the failure, studying Django’s SQLite backend, rejecting a fragile regular-expression fix, and incorporating feedback from experienced contributors, he helped produce a…