About me
Hi I’m William, a Board Member of the Django Software Foundation and founder of LearnDjango.com. I’m also the author of three books on Django, host of the weekly Django Chat podcast, and run the weekly Django News newsletter.
Previously I worked at numerous early-stage startups, most notably Quizlet, and taught computer science at Williams College.
Outside of programming I’m an avid reader. If you’re curious about the design and hosting of this website, I’ve written a detailed post on the topic.
Books
Django Chat Podcast
Django News Newsletter
Logo is in the works, here is the link for the site!
Selected Projects
- Awesome Django - curated list of awesome Django resources
- InstallPython3.com - guides for installing Python 3 on Windows, Mac, Linux, and Chromebook
- DjangoX - starter framework for new Django projects
- DRFX - starter framework for new Django REST Framework projects
- HTML Escape Tool - automatically escape/unescape HTML code
Talks
- Django APIs and React - Django Boston (May 2018)
- 8 Reasons Why Learning Django is Hard - Django Boston (January 2019)
Podcast Guest Appearances
- Python Bytes - From Prototype to Production in Django (October 2020)
- Profitable Python - Professional Developer Resources for Django (December 2019)
- Frontmatter - Self-Publishing and Changes in the Book Industry (July 2019)
- Talk Python - Teaching Django (December 2018)
- Podcast.__init__ - The Business Of Technical Authoring (September 2018)