This is a live online event where Daniel Feldroy dives deep into Django and Python best practices. Attendees can ask questions and are encouraged to do so. Ownership of Two Scoops of Django is recommended but not mandatory. Material covered will include:

• Coding style
• Optimal Django environment setup
• Project layout, app design, settings, and requirements file
• Model and query best practices
• Best practices for views (FBVs and CBVs)
• Asynchronous views
• Form fundamentals
• Templates, template tags, and filters
• REST and GraphQL APIs
• Django and modern JavaScript (React, Vue.js, and SSR)
• Working with the Django admin
• Replacing core Django components (i.e FrankenDjango)
• Dealing with the user model
• Working with third-party packages
• Why and how to test
• Finding and reducing bottlenecks
• Asynchronous task queues
• Security best practices
• Signals: use cases and avoidance techniques
• Deployment strategies

If you are looking for a beginning Django tutorial we suggest taking our Django Crash Course. Then once you've completed Django Crash Course (book or live version), you'll be ready for this course.

Prerequisites:

• Experience with Python and Django
• Internet capable of participation in Zoom meetings
• Ownership of Two Scoops of Django is recommended but not mandatory

Schedule:

• First Session: 9am - Noon PST / 4pm - 7pm UTC, 5 minute breaks on each hour
• Meal Break:  Noon - 1pm PST / 7pm - 8pm UTC
  
• Second Session: 1pm - 4pm PST / 8pm - 11pm UTC, 5 minute breaks on each hour

See you there!