Databases, Django APIs, and AI - Haki Benita

Haki Benita joins us to discuss mastering Django's ORM, optimizing database queries, and building applications that stand the test of time. We debate Django's future, including typing support, modern APIs, and why Django Ninja is so appealing. Plus, how AI is changing software development, open source, and the way developers learn and share knowledge.

🔗 Links

• Haki Benita's Website](https://hakibenita.com/
• Django Ninja: https://github.com/vitalik/django-ninja
• Reliable Django Signals (DjangoCon Europe 2026): https://djangotv.com/videos/djangocon-europe/2026/djangocon-europe-2026-reliable-django-signals/
• Workshop: Advanced Indexing and Concurrency in Django and PostgreSQL (DjangoCon Europe 2026): https://djangotv.com/videos/djangocon-europe/2026/djangocon-europe-2026-advanced-indexing-and-concurrency-in-django-and-postgresql/
• Don't Blame the ORM: Advanced Indexing in PostgreSQL (PyCon Italia 2026): https://youtu.be/rcI_MBQs1KA
• How to Get Foreign Keys Horribly Wrong (DjangoCon Europe 2025): https://djangotv.com/videos/djangocon-europe/2025/djangocon-europe-2025-how-to-get-foreign-keys-horribly-wrong-in-django/
• Unlocking the Full Potential of PostgreSQL Indexes in Django (DjangoCon Europe 2021): https://djangotv.com/videos/djangocon-europe/2021/djangocon-2021-unlocking-the-full-potential-of-postgresql-indexes-in-django-haki-benita/
• One Database Transaction Too Many: https://hakibenita.com/django-nested-transaction

📚 Books

• In the Distance by Hernán Díaz: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In_the_Distance_\(novel\)
• Django for Beginners, 6th Edition by William S. Vincent: https://learndjango.com/
• Storyworthy by Matthew Dicks: https://www.matthewdicks.com/storyworthy

📦 Projects

• Django Admin: https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/stable/ref/contrib/admin/)
• django-rosetta: https://github.com/mbi/django-rosetta
• Django New Features: https://github.com/django/new-features

🤝 Sponsor

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