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In this talk, given at the San Francisco Django Meetup group's latest meeting, Stan Knutson discusses building mapping applications with Django, outlining some of the key challenges and delving into the gory details around getting Django Rest framework and Django/PostGis to perform well on larger maps.

Starting a new project can be an overwhelming process! There's a lot to be done, but never fear! We've compiled our top 5 tips for successful project planning to help you ensure your next project starts off on the right foot.

Slack has quickly become one of the most widely used communication tools available but, when left unmanaged, Slack notifications, DM's and active channels can become overwhelming distractions, easily leading to loss of focus throughout the day. These Slack hacks will help ensure that Slack doesn't become a hinderance to your productivity!

Agile has taken the world by storm. Once the secret weapon of the software development world, it’s recently become ​the​ buzzword in every industry imaginable. Unfortunately, most teams using Agile processes are merely going through the motions and getting lackluster results. Take a look at the most common mistakes made by Agile teams and how to avoid them!

When we added a Huddle meeting to our daily agenda, we saw our productivity and overall team happiness increase so much that we were motivated to design and build our own custom Huddle Board to help us keep our meetings running smoothly, and to allow us to track and record each of our teams daily and weekly progress. Check it out here!