DjangoConAU 2018

Speakers

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  Andrew Godwin andrewgodwin Taking Django Async

  We take a look at Django and Channels 2.0 and the changes it brings by going fully async - Examining not only why the change makes things better, but also how it’s managed to bridge between Django’s synchronous world and the async world. Plus, what might the future hold for Django and Channels?

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  Anthony I Joseph A traveller's guide to mapping technologies in Django

  Hahmann and Burghart estimate at least 60% of all information is geospatially referenced. Fortunately, Django includes a variety of spatial and mapping tools to help build spatially-aware services. This talk will give an overview of geospatial concepts for the Australian and Django communities.

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  Christopher Swenson chris_swenson Multi-Factor Authentication: How it works and why you need to be using it yesterday

  Multi-factor authentication (MFA) and two-factor auth (2FA) are becoming popular, but how do they work? What are the options, how secure are they, and how do you use them in your own applications? We’ll answer all these and more, covering everything from Django integration to cryptography.

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  Curtis Maloney BunkyFob PostgreSQL Indexing : How, why, and when.

  So many of the things we build depend on a DBMS to keep our data safe, and retrieve it quickly. We know indexes can make that faster, but… how do they work? When should you use them? What should I index?

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  Rivo Laks rivolaks Creating Solid APIs

  Increasingly, our apps are used not by humans but by other apps - via their APIs. Thus your APIs need to be well-designed and easy to consume for other developers. I will share tips and good practices on authentication, versioning, documentation, response structure, and why it all matters.

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  Sanyam Khurana ErSanyamKhurana Becoming a Multilingual SuperHero in Django

  In this talk, we’ll see how we make a language agnostic backend, to serve our app in different languages, based on what language the client wants to communicate in. We’ll see how to support translation for static data and dynamic data, using various third-party services.

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  Tim Bell timb07 Dynamic web pages without Javascript

  Intercooler is a Javascript library that allows you to make dynamic web pages without writing any JS yourself. This talk demonstrates how to use Intercooler to add dynamic functionality to a Django app. It will also cover a number of apps that make using Intercooler with Django even easier.

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  Tracy Osborn limedaring Design for Non-Designers

  Want to up your design skills? This presentation will give you the building blocks you need to make better designs for your websites and presentations. Aimed at design beginners and developers.