This afternoon I had the honor (and honestly a lot of fun) recording an episode of @talkpython with @mkennedy ๐๏ธ
We met last week at @pycon 2026 in Long Beach after my talk "AI-Assisted Contributions and Maintainer Load", and he invited me to continue the conversation on the podcast Iโve listened to for years ๐ง
At the end we even had to take a screenshot together because we couldnโt take a proper selfie ๐ธ๐
Live recording here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1RJ1kkpTdow
BitNet-style ternary quantization is helping bring smaller, more bandwidth-efficient LLMs to ExecuTorch through its Vulkan backend, with portable GPU execution for edge devices where performance and memory matter.
Explore the technical details presented at PyTorch Conference Europe 2026: https://www.collabora.com/news-and-blog/blog/2026/04/17/bringing-bitnet-to-executorch-via-vulkan/
I had the pleasure of attending PyCon DE & PyData 2026 in Berlin ๐ฉ๐ช, one of Europeโs largest Python and Data Science conferences.
This experience allowed me to:
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Deepen my knowledge in Python and Data Science
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Discover the latest trends and innovations in the field
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Connect with professionals and experts from the global tech community
Always committed to continuous learning ๐ก
#Python #DataScience #PyCon #PyData #Berlin #ContinuousLearning
Long Beach, morning of the so-called fun run. Of course, we know that all runs are fun.
We had a great time at PyCon US 2026 connecting with the Python and Django communities.
Thank you to everyone who stopped by to talk with us about DjangoCon US and Djangonaut Space, it was wonderful seeing so much passion for Python, Django, and open source.
Just arrived back home after a long and tiring trip โ๏ธ
But it was absolutely worth it. PyCon US 2026 was an intense week full of talks, keynotes, hallway track conversations, and so many encounters with people from the community.
As always, the best part of conferences for me is the people and the chance to create more connections around open source and Python.
Thanks everyone ๐
Hope to see some of you at PyCon Italia ๐
It was really nice to see so many new contributors approaching @django with the guidance of Django Fellows Natalia and Jacob, together with @CodenameTim , @Rachell from @djangonaut , and many other experienced community members โจ
I only had a short time before leaving, but I was happy to say hello, thank everyone working on the Django sprint, and greet a few more friends from the Python community ๐ธ
CC @pycon @sheena @wsvincent @pamelafox @elthenerd @ericholscher
This last morning in Long Beach I tried to slow things down a little and take the day more calmly โ๐
I had a good coffee with @wsvincent , then stopped by the sprint area where many people were working on Python and Django together.
#PyConUS #PyCon #PyConSprints #Sprints #LongBeach
CC @pycon
My last evening in Long Beach ended surrounded by many people from the community โจ
A final moment to relax after the conference, but also another chance to keep chatting, exchange thoughts, and spend a little more time together with many of the people I met here during PyCon US 2026 ๐
Selfies with @sheena @wsvincent @ehmatthes @mariatta @chrisjrn @amethyst
Paolo Melchiorre
Collabora
OURA
grechaw
DjangoCon US 
