Frank Wiles
@fwiles.bsky.social
Expert in building, scaling and maintaining complex web applications - Founder of REVSYS, PSF Fellow, Django Steering Council and Former President of the Django Software Foundation.
Into Python, Django, React, Rust, Kubernetes and cooking
Into Python, Django, React, Rust, Kubernetes and cooking
Just realized after my meeting just now that it looks like a Tesla ad outside my office window today.
November 19, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Just realized after my meeting just now that it looks like a Tesla ad outside my office window today.
So far I approve of Gemini 3 Pro 🤣
November 18, 2025 at 3:39 PM
So far I approve of Gemini 3 Pro 🤣
Only in Lawrence can you get Port 5432 with a bunch of Postgres nerds!
November 17, 2025 at 2:37 AM
Only in Lawrence can you get Port 5432 with a bunch of Postgres nerds!
Youngest made some awesome bagels since she is a bit under the weather and they sounded good to her. Thank you Tiktok! 🤣
November 15, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Youngest made some awesome bagels since she is a bit under the weather and they sounded good to her. Thank you Tiktok! 🤣
Doing a CTF/Scavenger hunt with SecKc and my oldest. Seems fitting I solved the Morse Code quest being one of the older nerds here!
November 12, 2025 at 1:15 AM
Doing a CTF/Scavenger hunt with SecKc and my oldest. Seems fitting I solved the Morse Code quest being one of the older nerds here!
Prepped a ton of fun stuff for tomorrow so did a quick veggie stir fry in a white sauce. Yum!
November 8, 2025 at 1:20 AM
Prepped a ton of fun stuff for tomorrow so did a quick veggie stir fry in a white sauce. Yum!
Many of you won’t catch the TV reference but sometimes I really love Reddit
November 2, 2025 at 12:13 PM
Many of you won’t catch the TV reference but sometimes I really love Reddit
Jeff suggested we bid on a gazebo that kinda resembles a small pagoda for the office.
October 27, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Jeff suggested we bid on a gazebo that kinda resembles a small pagoda for the office.
I get that post mortem docs aren't the most exciting thing to read, but I swear the density of text and typography here on the AWS us-east-1 outage feels hard to read on purpose. Compare to a recent Cloudflare one. aws.amazon.com/message/101... blog.cloudflare.com/deep-dive-i...
October 23, 2025 at 9:51 PM
I get that post mortem docs aren't the most exciting thing to read, but I swear the density of text and typography here on the AWS us-east-1 outage feels hard to read on purpose. Compare to a recent Cloudflare one. aws.amazon.com/message/101... blog.cloudflare.com/deep-dive-i...
We noticed your TODOs have been outstanding for over 18 months and have been trying to contact you about your legacy module.
October 23, 2025 at 3:13 PM
We noticed your TODOs have been outstanding for over 18 months and have been trying to contact you about your legacy module.
It’s not even Halloween yet!!!! 🤣
October 23, 2025 at 10:43 AM
It’s not even Halloween yet!!!! 🤣
Helps to post the picture! 🤣
October 19, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Helps to post the picture! 🤣
If your process slows down progress without obvious value, it's time to fix the process or ditch it entirely.
October 17, 2025 at 3:03 PM
If your process slows down progress without obvious value, it's time to fix the process or ditch it entirely.
This applies to your code and config changes folks! Helped a client solve a day long partial outage by verifying the config change at each and EVERY layer of the proverbial onion.
October 14, 2025 at 8:26 PM
This applies to your code and config changes folks! Helped a client solve a day long partial outage by verifying the config change at each and EVERY layer of the proverbial onion.
Precocious parent picked a peck of pretty peppers at the farmers market. Stir fry time!
October 12, 2025 at 12:01 AM
Precocious parent picked a peck of pretty peppers at the farmers market. Stir fry time!
Turning iced coffee and tokens into codes
October 9, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Turning iced coffee and tokens into codes
Bake leeks are yummy! Butter, white wine, and tarragon. Amazing on some crunchy bread! Doing French dinner tonight if you can’t tell!
October 5, 2025 at 11:28 PM
Bake leeks are yummy! Butter, white wine, and tarragon. Amazing on some crunchy bread! Doing French dinner tonight if you can’t tell!
You know your kitchen is well used when you find Cinnamon Hearts
October 4, 2025 at 2:55 AM
You know your kitchen is well used when you find Cinnamon Hearts
I've lived this a few times in my own projects and it sucks. Have also experienced it with clients and have helped a few of them break through to the other side.
October 2, 2025 at 1:53 PM
I've lived this a few times in my own projects and it sucks. Have also experienced it with clients and have helped a few of them break through to the other side.
This month in Yak Shaving... I created a Markdown/MDX + React -> PDF document system for myself using AstroJS and Playwright. Allows me to work with familiar tools like Markdown, NeoVim, etc. and create decent looking PDF documents far quicker than Apple Pages or similar.
October 1, 2025 at 1:01 AM
This month in Yak Shaving... I created a Markdown/MDX + React -> PDF document system for myself using AstroJS and Playwright. Allows me to work with familiar tools like Markdown, NeoVim, etc. and create decent looking PDF documents far quicker than Apple Pages or similar.
How are you improving your habits this week?
September 29, 2025 at 1:58 PM
How are you improving your habits this week?
As a father of daughters one must make Pumpkin Spice Pancakes!
September 28, 2025 at 1:48 PM
As a father of daughters one must make Pumpkin Spice Pancakes!
AI addons in products crack me. In Adobe Acrobat, confused as to how to add a signature to this document so give the big 'Ask AI Assistant' button a try...
September 24, 2025 at 2:01 PM
AI addons in products crack me. In Adobe Acrobat, confused as to how to add a signature to this document so give the big 'Ask AI Assistant' button a try...
I give you Latin Lasagna Kebobs! Served with a cilantro crema. Probably offending half with the world at once! 🤣
September 21, 2025 at 12:04 AM
I give you Latin Lasagna Kebobs! Served with a cilantro crema. Probably offending half with the world at once! 🤣