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Hey HN! I'm the author of the blog post. I didn't mention this in the post, but I'll try to merge some of these settings into Django by making them the new defa

Hey HN! I'm the author of the blog post. I didn't mention this in the post, but I'll try to merge some of these settings into Django by making them the new default or the default for new projects created with the start project command. Any feedback on all of this is greatly appreciated!

kakulukia 2y ago
Thx for this!
stefanos82 2y ago
When you say " I'll try to merge some of these settings into Django by making them the new default or the default for new projects created with the start project command", you mean you are a Django core developer and you plan to make them as part of the Django project? If you are, YES PLEASE! :D I would love to have those settings as my default configuration, because the majority of my projects are tiny to small to between-small-and-medium size, therefore SQLite is more than enough for me.
- anze3db 2y ago
  I'm not a Django core dev, but I have managed to get my changes merged into Django already (the transaction_mode setting in 5.1 was my contribution). Carlton does seem to be onboard with my idea[0], so I'm optimistic that we can make it happen. Comments like yours will help me make my case so thank you for that! [0] https://fosstodon.org/@carlton/112605212812578926 https://fosstodon.org/@carlton/112605212812578926
  - nprateem 2y ago
    Another +1 from me then. I've had to litter my code with retries to recover from DB locks.
    - anze3db 2y ago
      That's rough. Is your code using transactions? If so, making sure you use `begin immediate` will help!
- cqqxo4zV46cp 2y ago
  IIRC Django has rightfully killed the whole “core dev” thing. And, in reality, new contributors are getting PRs merged constantly.
  - anze3db 2y ago
    I can confirm. My experience contributing has been very positive!
    - belter 2y ago
      Django is a critical project, and I am sure your contributions are of high quality. But making it too easy to get new contributions in, somehow raises other concerns around the project governance.
      - anze3db 2y ago
        Don't get me wrong, the PR review is still rigorous and can take weeks. But everybody I interacted with during the process was very supportive and helpful, so the overall experience was great!

kakulukia 2y ago

Thx for this!

stefanos82 2y ago

When you say " I'll try to merge some of these settings into Django by making them the new default or the default for new projects created with the start project command", you mean you are a Django core developer and you plan to make them as part of the Django project? If you are, YES PLEASE! :D I would love to have those settings as my default configuration, because the majority of my projects are tiny to small to between-small-and-medium size, therefore SQLite is more than enough for me.

anze3db 2y ago
I'm not a Django core dev, but I have managed to get my changes merged into Django already (the transaction_mode setting in 5.1 was my contribution). Carlton does seem to be onboard with my idea[0], so I'm optimistic that we can make it happen. Comments like yours will help me make my case so thank you for that! [0] https://fosstodon.org/@carlton/112605212812578926 https://fosstodon.org/@carlton/112605212812578926
- nprateem 2y ago
  Another +1 from me then. I've had to litter my code with retries to recover from DB locks.
  - anze3db 2y ago
    That's rough. Is your code using transactions? If so, making sure you use `begin immediate` will help!
cqqxo4zV46cp 2y ago
IIRC Django has rightfully killed the whole “core dev” thing. And, in reality, new contributors are getting PRs merged constantly.
- anze3db 2y ago
  I can confirm. My experience contributing has been very positive!
  - belter 2y ago
    Django is a critical project, and I am sure your contributions are of high quality. But making it too easy to get new contributions in, somehow raises other concerns around the project governance.
    - anze3db 2y ago
      Don't get me wrong, the PR review is still rigorous and can take weeks. But everybody I interacted with during the process was very supportive and helpful, so the overall experience was great!