[almet]

Is DjangocCon US still worth it in 2022? I've been to some PyCon US in the past and it was really a great way to meet the community. I wonder if it's still playing the same role in 2022, or if the community is harder to approach?

[vermonter1980]

Yes. If anything DjangoCon is more worth it than PyCon in my opinion having attended both multiple times. PyCon normally has thousands of participants; DjangoCon US is several hundred. You can/do meet literally everyone if you want to.

The talks are excellent. The hallway chats even better for staying apprised of current best practices. And since Django is so volunteer dominated much of the changes/improvements to the framework happen during in-person discussions.

So a big thumbs up here for attending if you are able.

[frankwiles]

If anything the fact that DjangoCon is smaller than PyCon makes it more approachable in general. It’s feasible to actually meet everyone at DjangoCon if you really try which definitely isn’t the case with something as large as PyCon