THE VIDEO SHELF · django web framework
DjangoCon 2008 Keynote: Cal Henderson
Cal Henderson's DjangoCon 2008 keynote, "Why I Hate Django", is a funny critique of Django from a Flickr architect. It touches on scaling topics such as database replication.
Why HN readers recommended it
Recommended as a brilliant, hilarious talk, though not the most educational.
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Video & recommendation details
- Creator / channel
- Google for Developers
- Topic
- django web framework
- Format
- talk
- Level
- intermediate
- HN recommenders in dataset
- 6
- HN mentions in dataset
- 11
- Recommendation years in dataset
- 2009–2026
These counts and years describe the included Hacker News records; they are not YouTube views or the video’s publication date.
From the original HN conversations
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Maybe I'm delusional, but even as someone who has worked pretty extensively (4 months of full stack Django development) with Django, posts like these things make me want to stay away from Django. I read this post, and I see bandaids. I see bloat, and …
aroman on Hacker News · 2013-11
In Django plugins you shouldn't start withoutCal Henderson gave one of the DjangoCon 2008 keynote talks, and it's very good: [VIDEO] He seems to know his stuff. Good luck to them.
jodrellblank on Hacker News · 2009-05
In Cal Henderson leaves Flickr to create new startupExcited about these! The ones from 08 were amazing, if you have just gotten into django, I would recommend going back and listening to some of them. Favorites are anything by Malcolm, including Inside the ORM: [LINK] James' talk on Reusable apps: [LINK] Cal's Why …
forsaken on Hacker News · 2010-01
In DjangoCon Talk Videos Starting to Go Up
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