About me

I’m Will Vincent, a software enginner, author, and developer advocate at JetBrains where I focus on Python web and data science with PyCharm.

I’ve been a part of the Django community for over a decade, writing three books during that time (Django for Beginners, Django for APIs, and Django for Professionals) that I regularly update and running LearnDjango.com. Since 2019, I have co-hosted the Django Chat podcast and co-written the weekly Django News newsletter.

I started my career in tech at Quizlet, where I was the third employee, leading operations and marketing while working directly with the founders on all aspects of the business. Since then I founded two startups that both failed and was an early employee at a third, Meta Search, which was acquired.

I maintain several open source packages, frequently give conference talks, and previously taught computer science at Williams College.

This website serves as a personal home for all my content. If you’d like to be updated about new writings and projects, here is the link for my personal newsletter.

As a final note, I’m an avid reader and keep a mostly up-to-date list of books I’ve read and recommend over here.

Details

Books

Django Chat Podcast

A podcast on Django co-hosted with Django Fellow Carlton Gibson featuring interviews with leading members of the community.

Django News Newsletter

A weekly newsletter co-written with Jeff Triplett that features news, articles, events, projects, podcasts, and more all focused on Django.

Selected Projects

  • Awesome Django - curated list of awesome Django resources
  • Lithium - starter framework for new Django projects
  • DRFX - starter framework for new Django REST Framework projects
  • DjangoBook.com - currently in-print books and courses on Django

Talks

Links include full slide decks and related GitHub repositories.

Podcast Guest Appearances