{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Talking Postgres with Claire Giordano","title":"Why Python developers just use Postgres with Dawn Wages","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/f073fe52\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":3649,"description":"When I found out that Django developer and Python Software Foundation chair Dawn Wages has a chapter in her upcoming Domain-Driven Django book called “Just Use Postgres”, I knew we had to get her on the show. In this episode of Talking Postgres with Claire Giordano, Dawn breaks down why so many Python and Django developers have such an affinity for Postgres. And we dive into the Djangonaut Space mentoring program (where contributors launch), learn why “free as in puppies” beats “free as in cake” for open source vibes, and dig into why Python is the second-best language for everything.\n\nLinks mentioned in this episode:\nProject page: psycopg\nDocumentation: Psycopg 3 – PostgreSQL database adapter for Python\nProject page: PostgreSQL open source project\nGit repo: code for PostgreSQL.org website\nConference: PyCon US 2025, happening May 14-22 in Pittsburgh\nConference: PGConf.dev 2025 Schedule, happening May 13-16 in Montreal Canada\nConference: Prague PostgreSQL Developer Day 2025 (P2D2) Schedule, which took place Jan 28-29\nWikipedia page: Model-view-controller software design pattern\nBook: Professional ASP.NET MVC 1.0, affectionately called “the four heads book”\nPodcast episode: Working in Public with Simon Willison & Marco Slot\nBlog: Simon Willison’s TILs, aka Things I’ve learned\nSimon Willison’s Weblog: Here’s how I use LLMs to help me write code\nSimon Willison’s Weblog: How I make annotated presentations\nSurvey: Python Developers Survey 2023 Results\nPython Docs: What’s new in Python 3.14\nMentorship program: Djangonaut Space\nMentorship program: Media & Talks about Djangonaut Space\nPodcast episode: Why mentor Postgres developers with Robert Haas\nSlides: PGConf EU 2024 talk by Claire Giordano about Contributions to Postgres, including maps showing how global the Postgres project is\nVideo of POSETTE 2024 talk by Paolo Melchiorre: Semantic search with Django, PostgreSQL, & pgvector\nVideo of Citus Con 2023 talk: Maps with Django (and PostGIS), by Paolo Melchiorre\nVideo of...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/96oK6oMtH0qfumCURmVA4Hg7enGdZ1swehO6BOYsd8w/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS84OWEw/YmE3ZDQ5MDI3NzA5/MTljZThlODg3N2Qy/M2M1YS5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}