Sarah Abderemane
@sabderemane.bsky.social
Software Engineer | Other titles (she/her) - Microsoft MVP, PSF Member & DSF Member, former Vice President but posts are my own 🐍 🇫🇷 ✨ sarahabd.com Posts about Django, python, a11y and more. Lang: EN, FR.
Icon-only options in a customizable <select> break three things: ❌️ users who don't recognize the icon have no help ❌️screen readers have nothing to announce ❌️browsers w/o support show an empty dropdown There's just 1 fix for all three cases: keep the text Learn more:
The golden rule of Customizable Select
Customizable select is coming to Safari 27.
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The DSF needs help. $500,000 in annual funding would allow us to sustain our three Fellows, maintain operational support for the DSF, create a clear path to hiring an Executive Director, and expand our ability to support the Django ecosystem at scale. www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2026...
DSF 2026 Fundraising Goals
Posted by Jeff Triplett on June 10, 2026
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Django Girls workshop is happening in Kraków! Apply here: djangogirls.org/en/krakow2/ Learn and write your first blog with Django guided by coaches. The workshop is free 🧡 Do you know someone who will be interested? Spread the word! ✨ 🧁 The application will close on July 10th.
Django Girls Krakow on 18th July 2026
Django Girls is a one-day workshop about programming in Python and Django tailored for women.
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Did you know 8% of men have some form of color blindness? I did, but what I didn't know is the great website @xirclebox.com has created to provide this info and even an extension to test color blindness and low vision. colorblind.fyi #a11y
Understanding Color Blindness & Low Vision | Accessibility Guide
Accessibility information about designing for color blindness and low vision.
colorblind.fyi
Announcing the 2026 Django Developers Survey 🌈 ❓ Tell us how you use Django. 🧠 Inform the Django ecosystem and DSF to make great decisions. 🔁 Re-share with your communities. 🏁 All survey results are published after the survey closes. surveys.jetbrains.com/s3/bs-djang... #Django
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May's DSF member of the month is Bhuvnesh Sharma! Bhuvnesh is a Django contributor and GSoC org admin for the Django Software Foundation. He created Django India community 🇮🇳 Learn more about Bhuvnesh here! www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2026... #django #DSFMemberOfTheMonth
DSF member of the month - Bhuvnesh Sharma
Posted by Sarah Abderemane on May 11, 2026
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March's DSF member of the month is Theresa Seyram Agbenyegah! ⭐ Theresa is serving in the DSF Events Support Working Group. She is a great leader who has contributed to many PyCons 🤝 Learn more about Theresa here! www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2026... #django #DSFMemberOfTheMonth
DSF member of the month - Theresa Seyram Agbenyegah
Posted by Sarah Abderemane on March 8, 2026
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🚀 Feature Friday: Template partials! New in Django 6.0, this extension to Django's template language makes it easy to reuse fragments in templates: Great for cutting down the overhead of creating files for small pieces of isolated logic! #Django #DjangoFeatureFriday
Introducing the 2026 DSF Board! We extend our gratitude to Thibaud Colas and Sarah Abderemane, who are completing their terms on the board. We welcome... www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2025...
Introducing the 2026 DSF Board
Posted by Jeff Triplett on Dec. 18, 2025
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November's DSF member of the month is Akio Ogasahara, aka libratech! Akio is a technical writer, systems engineer, and long-time contributor to Django's Japanese translations. Learn more about Akio's unique background and path to #django here! www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2025...
DSF member of the month - Akio Ogasahara
Posted by Sarah Abderemane on Nov. 21, 2025
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Twenty years of #Django releases 🚀 www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2025... Over those twenty years, - 447 Django releases shipped 🚢 - 131 security vulnerabilities addressed - 262,203 releases of Django-related packages in the #Python ecosystem
Twenty years of Django releases
Posted by Thibaud Colas on Nov. 19, 2025
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Today we’re at the first ever #DjangoDayIndia ✨🇮🇳✨ at Scaler School of Technology! It’s really special to be at the first edition of a new #Django event, and the crowd here is loving it 💚
Our Fundraising & Code of Conduct group member @priyapahwa.bsky.social recaps her learnings organizing @djangonaut.space ⭐️ strong facilitation techniques, and tough decisions on which emoji to use!
Your framework stays reliable thanks to thousands of volunteer hours — and they need your support. 💚 Join the annual Django Fundraiser by the DSF & JetBrains: Get 30% off PyCharm, and your purchase becomes a donation to Django! Only until November 11! jb.gg/gabec5
Support the Django Software Foundation by buying PyCharm at a 30% Discount
During this campaign, buy PyCharm Pro with a 30% discount code and all money raised will go to the DSF’s general fundraising and Django Fellowship program
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The Django Software Foundation Board nominations are underway! www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2025... If you would like to learn more before to apply, @thibaudcolas.bsky.social and I are happy to answer your questions! 💚 Feel free to ask them below, and we will do our best to answer them 👇🏽 #django
2026 DSF Board Nominations
Posted by Thibaud Colas on Oct. 11, 2025
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🚨 Closing today! Last call for the Malcolm Tredinnick Memorial Prize nominations www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2025... If you haven't already, take the chance to show appreciation for a fellow Djangonaut! #Django
Nominate a Djangonaut for the 2025 Malcolm Tredinnick Memorial Prize
Posted by Sarah Abderemane on Sept. 13, 2025
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August's DSF member of the month is Lilian! ⭐ Lilian participated in Djangonaut Space and quickly became an active DSF member 🚀 She is working to improve our contribution processes. Read the full interview 🗨️ www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2025... #django #DSFMemberOfTheMonth
DSF member of the month - Lilian
Posted by Sarah Abderemane on Aug. 30, 2025
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I finally took the time to write about DjangoCon Africa in my blog: sarahabd.com/blog/django... . Good memories and eager to return. As we often say, you come for the framework, you stay for the community 💚🧡 @djcafrica.bsky.social #django #djangoConAfrica
Very honored to have given this opening keynote at DjangoCon Africa 💚 Link of the slides: sarahabd.com/shades Still traveling but close to home! #djangoConAfrica #ubuConAfrica
DjangoCon Africa@djcafrica.bsky.social · last yr.Sarah Abderemane ( @sabderemane.bsky.social) 's Keynote at #DjangoConAfrica2025 + #UbuConAfrica on: "50 shades of green - One contribution to the Django world". @djangoproject.com @djangonaut.space #djcafrica #djcafrica25 #UbuConAfrica #DjangoConAfrica #UbuCon #DjangoCon
Starting my journey to go back home, I enjoyed so much DjangoCon Africa and discover Tanzania with Django people 💚 I hope to come back for the next one and see some folks I met this week. Shout-out to the organizers and volunteers, Asante Sana for everything folks 🫶🏽
Panel on the future of Open Source in Africa, very important and informative topic. We need more support, volunteer and help people who create and volunteer for those initiatives. Community is not nothing without the community. #djangoConAfrica #ubuConAfrica
So glad to be able to see Tim giving his keynote in person at @djcafrica.bsky.social 💚 #DjangoConAfrica #UbuConAfrica
I didn't get my luggage when I arrived in Tanzania. It was still in Amsterdam. It was a mission to get my luggage, so many people helped me, I finally got my luggage today 🥳🥳 Thank you to everyone who helped me to get it back, Asante Sana! 💚 #DjangoConAfrica #MissionSuccess
✨The D-Day is HERE !!!✨ DjangoCon Africa & UbuCon Africa, the tech event of the year is officially underway. 🚀💚🧡💜 #djcafrica25 #UbuConAfrica #UbuCon #DjangoCon #DjangoConAfrica #DjangoConAfrica2025 #opensource
Finishing packing and almost ready to my trip 😁 🇹🇿 #djcafrica25 #UbuConAfrica #UbuCon #DjangoCon #DjangoConAfrica2025