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Velda Kiara @veldakiara.bsky.social · 17h

Happy Reading Thursday! 📚

New issue up: Oxford wandering, Blackwell's bookshop, PSF standing firm on principles, PyPI growth, security insights, and dev resources that actually help.

Read here: veldakiara.substack.com/p/tsbt51-oxf...

TSBT51: Oxford and Blackwell's

Where books come to life

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Velda Kiara @veldakiara.bsky.social · 10d

I am leading a hands-on workshop on the Model Context Protocol (MCP)—the open standard turning LLMs into powerful, agentic tools in Python. (Bring your laptop!)

🗓️ Tuesday, November 19th
⏰ 6:30 PM
📍Ramen Club/Space

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Season of AI - MCP Workshop with Python · Luma

The Model Context Protocol (MCP) is the open standard that is revolutionising how Large Language Models (LLMs) connect to external data, tools, and services,…

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Velda Kiara @veldakiara.bsky.social · 14d

Happy Reading Thursday!

Time to level up your week with the new issue of The Storyteller's Byte Tales!

Ready to find your next great read?

Click below to grab the whole issue and cherry-pick the stories that best fit your interests.

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TSBT50: Cocktails and Lectures

Public speaking and software engineering

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Velda Kiara @veldakiara.bsky.social · 16d

Apply to speak at our next meetup 😃😃😃

Django London @djangolondon.com · 17d

We might still have a slot for another talk 👀
Want to speak?
Submit your idea 👉 forms.gle/PmQdHoyDcToN...

#djangolondon #techcommunity #opensource

Django London Meetup Speaker form 2025

So, you want to speak at a Django London event? Great! Here’s a brief guide to the things you need to know. Our meetups tend to follow this agenda: - A brief intro including Django-related news host...

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Velda Kiara @veldakiara.bsky.social · 16d

Join us at Kraken for our Django London meetup on November 11th!

There is also an additional slot available! You might be our next speaker!

Apply through the link in the comments.

Django London @djangolondon.com · 17d

🗓️ Our next Django London meetup is coming!
📍 Tue, Nov 11 @ Kraken Tech
🎤 Building an AI-powered search engine with Django & LangChain by Erry Kostala
🔗 RSVP: www.meetup.com/djangolondon...

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Velda Kiara @veldakiara.bsky.social · 24d

Come have fun with us s on the next one as a speaker!

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Velda Kiara @veldakiara.bsky.social · 28d

✨ Happy Reading Thursday! ☁️

It’s a great day to catch up on the latest issue of my newsletter, TSBT49: Code To Cloud

Have a read and enjoy!

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Drew @hopsandsmoke.bsky.social · Sep 10

Time for the #DjangoCon panel! We'll have @webology.bsky.social, @rachellcalhoun.bsky.social, @veldakiara.bsky.social, @bajoran.engineer, @nessita.bsky.social, Peter, and Tim talking about 20 years of Django

@djangocon.us

The panelists on stage with Velda conveniently blocking Natalia along with Kudzayi checking his phone before introducing everyone

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Velda Kiara @veldakiara.bsky.social · Sep 25

Happy Reading Thursday! 📚

The latest issue of #TSBT48 includes:

🧠 Resources on data structures & system design
⚙️ Apache Kafka insights
🛡️ Recommended boundaries to protect your time at work
🦇 And yes, a little Batsy spice.

Have a read and enjoy!

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Velda Kiara @veldakiara.bsky.social · Aug 28

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TSBT47: Short Work Week

Holidays are fun

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Velda Kiara @veldakiara.bsky.social · Aug 28

Happy Reading Thursday! ✨

It's newsletter day! 🚀

The latest issue of my TSBT newsletter is live.

This week's issue features resources on: software architecture & Conway's Law, Python releases & performance myths, among others.

⬇️ {Link to issue in comments} ⬇️

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Velda Kiara @veldakiara.bsky.social · Aug 14

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TSBT46: The Sweet Taste of Chocolate

Chocolatiers

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Velda Kiara @veldakiara.bsky.social · Aug 14

🍫 When Life Gives You Cacao… Make Chocolate!

Happy Thursday! Another fortnight, another TSBT issue.

This week’s issue covers technical articles on SEO, abstractions and opportunities to be more involved.

Happy Reading [link in comments]

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Velda Kiara @veldakiara.bsky.social · Jul 31

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TSBT45: EuroPython '25

Highly Recommend The Conference

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Velda Kiara @veldakiara.bsky.social · Jul 31

Had an incredible time at EuroPython '25 in Prague! From my talk on ORMs to helping with the Rust summit and celebrating Django's 20th birthday, it was a fantastic week.

I’ve shared all the highlights and more in my latest newsletter!

Link in comments!

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djangocon.us @djangocon.us · Jul 28

🎉 Excited to announce our first keynote speaker for DjangoCon US 2025: Carson Gross!

Carson is the creator of HTMX and will be sharing insights on "Lateral Thinking with Withered Technology" - applying Nintendo Game Boy designer Gunpei Yokoi's philosophy to web development.

Announcing Our Keynotes: Carson Gross | DjangoCon US 2025

DjangoCon US 2025 is a Python and Django focused web development conference in Chicago, Illinois.

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Velda Kiara @veldakiara.bsky.social · Jul 17

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TSBT44: Art As You Are

Delicious meatballs and puppetry

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Velda Kiara @veldakiara.bsky.social · Jul 17

Happy Thursday! Another fortnight, another issue of
"The Storyteller's Byte Tales" is here

This latest issue explores how art is what you make it to be, and it's packed with resources.

Find your next byte of inspiration: {{link in comments}}

woman with doll house on the head, reading from pages and people having dinner as they watch

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Velda Kiara @veldakiara.bsky.social · Jul 3

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TSBT43: The Future of Words

Art through words

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Velda Kiara @veldakiara.bsky.social · Jul 3

Happy Reading Thursday!

Another beautiful week to read the latest issue of my newsletter. The newsletter now has 100 subscribers;
This week's issue highlights explicit content on CTO best practices, how Kubernetes works internally, Python monitoring, and much more.

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Velda Kiara @veldakiara.bsky.social · Jun 26

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The Storyteller's Byte Tales | Velda Kiara | Substack

This is a newsletter that blends personal experiences, curated articles, and unique word discoveries to paint a vibrant picture of the tech world and beyond, because we are multifaceted humans after a...

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Velda Kiara @veldakiara.bsky.social · Jun 26

🎉 Celebrating a fantastic milestone for The Storyteller's Byte Tales! I just hit 100 subscribers, and I am incredibly grateful for every single one of you.
Reaching this first big milestone is a huge motivator.Thank you!

If you haven't subscribed yet, (link in comments)

Here's to the next 100! 🚀

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Velda Kiara @veldakiara.bsky.social · Jun 19

Happy Reading Thursday! 📚📙

This week's newsletter is packed: chatter about Sherlock, art, and essential technical resources on Python f-strings & data engineering architecture.

Something for everyone!

Enjoy the read:

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TSBT42: Sherlock Holmes

221B Baker Street. The Brownstone

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EuroPython 2025 Prague & Remote @europython.eu · Jun 17

What is Velda Kiara @veldakiara.bsky.social most excited about at EuroPython?

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EuroPython 2025 Prague & Remote @europython.eu · Jun 3

Join Velda Kiara @veldakiara.bsky.social at EuroPython for "ORMs: A Bridge to Efficient Database Interactions with Python". Talk: ep2025.europython.eu/DKECGU

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