From 07d4b6f274c055cd642d08edb2eb1b17eb236747 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Jake Howard <git@theorangeone.net>
Date: Tue, 10 Sep 2024 22:27:09 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] Final script tweaks

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     - The more testing done now, the better
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+---
+layout: center
+---
+
+## Since Djangocon Europe 2024:
+
+<br>
+
+- Database worker 🚀
+- Improved testing on SQLite, PostgreSQL and MySQL
+- Improved testing on Windows, macOS and Linux
+- Add `manage.py check` support
+- Django Admin support for database backend
+- Store enqueued, started, and finished at times
+- Store task exceptions (with stacktrace)
+- Define task `priority` range and semantics
+- Prune completed database tasks
+- Transaction management
+- Soft and hard worker termination
+
+<!--
+- This package was originally unveiled at Djangocon Europe 2024
+- Since then, a lot has changed
+- And there's more in open PRs
+- Many of these have been contributed by the community
+  - I can't be more grateful
+-->
+
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 <!--
 - There's still work to do
     - Features
-      - Writing task queues takes time
+      - Writing task queues takes time!
+      - Writing _good_ task queues takes even longer
     - Improvements
     - Performance
     - Scalability
@@ -902,7 +931,10 @@ layout: section
 - Upstreaming
     - That's the big benefit
         - Else it really is just another standard
-    - Once `django-tasks` is in a better state, it can become `django.tasks`
+    - I've been told throwing 4500 lines of Python over the wall at Natalia and Sarah is a bad idea
+        - So the interface will come first, then the DB backend
+        - Whether it's separate releases too, we'll see
+    - Then `django-tasks` can become `django.tasks`
         - Hopefully in time for the 5.2 release window
 - Adoption
     - The more people know about this, the better it is for everyone
@@ -930,10 +962,12 @@ background: /celery.svg
 - Is this the end for Celery and alike?
     - Not at all!
     - It's a great choice
-    - They have quite a head start
+        - Depending on your opinions
+        - They have quite a head start
     - This is much more about usability and flexibility
-    - If you need certain features, keep using them!
+    - If you need certain features only available in Celery, keep using them!
 - Now you have the option of a Django-native API
+    - Integrating deeply with your application
     - Which could even be Celery under the hood
 -->
 
@@ -966,6 +1000,7 @@ class: flex justify-center flex-col text-xl
     - Doesn't mean they'll never come
 - With your help, we can make these happen
     - Except swappable argument serialization
+        - It's JSON - it's fine
         - `pickle` is a bad idea
 -->
 
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     - There have been many great contributors so far
     - There's plenty of work to do
     - And I can't do it alone!
-- If you maintain a worker library
-    - Have interesting use cases
+- If you have interesting use-cases
+    - Have built a worker library
+    - Have used one in an interesting way
     - Or have been burned by one
     - ...
 -->