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   <li><mdi-earth /> theorangeone.net</li>
-  <li><mdi-twitter /> @RealOrangeOne</li>
   <li><mdi-github /> @RealOrangeOne</li>
+  <li><mdi-twitter /> @RealOrangeOne</li>
   <li><mdi-mastodon /> @jake@theorangeone.net</li>
 </ul>
 
@@ -157,8 +157,8 @@ flowchart TD
 
 - They keep requests quick
     - Move the slow bits somewhere else
-        - So the user doesn't have to wait
+        - User doesn't have to wait
-    - This improves throughput and latency
+    - Improves throughput and latency
 -->
 
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@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ layout: section
     - But that doesn't mean they're useful for everything, all the time
 
 - As with all great things: "It depends"
-    - The added complexity may not be worth it
+    - Trade-off between complexity and functionality
     - A few things to consider
 -->
 
@@ -209,9 +209,9 @@ background: https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1518729371765-043e54eb5674?q=80&w=
 # Does it take time?{.text-right}
 
 <!--
-- Something which takes time
+- Does it take time
-    - Something which _could_ take time
+    -  _Could_ it take time
-    - Rather than have the user wait
+- Don't want to make the user wait
     - Unable to close the tab or do something else
 - Go off and do it in the background, and let them know whether it's done
     - Even if that's by polling it in the browser
@@ -251,7 +251,7 @@ flowchart BT
     - And are in a good position to fix it if something goes wrong
 - That's not true for external APIs
     - It's someone else's SRE team
-    - Their performance regressions shouldn't affect your app
+- Their performance characteristics shouldn't affect your app
 -->
 
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@@ -281,8 +281,7 @@ background: https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1711606815631-38d32cdaec3e?q=80&w=
 <!--
 - An example: Complex reporting
     - Something analytical, crunching lots of data
-    - Initially, it might take a few seconds, which is fine
+- It might be fast locally
-        - You build a CSV as part of the request with something like `pandas`
   - As your application grows, there'll be more data, so it'll likely take a lot longer
 - Rather than force the user to wait, let them get the data when it's ready
     - They can get back on with their day
@@ -385,7 +384,6 @@ for user in page.subscribers.iterator():
     - If connecting to the email server takes a while, the user has to wait
         - Usually only a few ms
         - Might take a few seconds
-        - Subsequent emails are delayed whilst we process the earlier ones
     - If something goes wrong with one email, the others won't send
         - What if your email gateway is down altogether - do your requests start erroring?
             - How do you handle it if they do?
@@ -508,7 +506,7 @@ for user in page.subscribers.iterator():
     - Its own features
     - Its own configuration
     - Its own caveats / implementation details
-- What if we wanted to switch to Celery?
+- What if we wanted to use Celery instead?
     - [click]Well, that's easy
     - [click]Just change a few lines
 - [click]But there in lies the problem
@@ -525,16 +523,15 @@ backgroundSize: 50%
 <!--
 - It's hard enough having multiple options
     - But how do you choose between them?
-    - If you've used multiple tools, you probably know which is best for you
+        - Maybe you have experience with libraries already
         - Do you have the time (and patience) to test each one out?
         - Maybe you already have a standard you need to work to
-        - Do you need a background worker which supports `asyncio`?
+        - Maybe you need specific features
     - If you're new to Django, do you really want to spend the time weighing them all up?
         - Knowing it could bite you as you grow or need a specific feature
         - Requiring a lot of time refactoring in future
 
 - What about library maintainers
-    - What if you built a library which has some background task needs
     - Like, say, Wagtail
     - Do you write and maintain integrations for _all_ task libraries
     - Do you choose the big one(s) and force your users' hands?
@@ -551,8 +548,10 @@ backgroundSize: 49%
 
 <!--
 - There _should_ be one universal standard which combines them all
-- A single API to help developers use a library, without tieing their hands
+- A single API to help developers use a library
-- First-party, allowing library developers to depend on it instead of supporting every separate API
+    - Without tieing their hands
+- First-party
+    - Allowing library developers to depend on it instead of supporting every separate API
 - Scale easily as your needs change
     - Be easy to get started with for small projects
     - But feature-packed for larger deployments
@@ -670,11 +669,11 @@ for user in page.subscribers.iterator():
 - Instead, let's rewrite this once to use `django.tasks`[click]
     - Still simple, clear, approachable and easy to use
         - If I say so myself
-- Now, in future, if we swapped to RQ (for whatever reason), exactly 0 lines need to change
+- If we swapped to RQ: 0 lines need to change
     - If a new library comes out, 0 lines need to change
-- If this is in a library, not my own code, I can keep using the library no matter what worker I'm using
+- If this is in a library, not my own code, I'm not constrained by their preferences
-    - And the maintainer doesn't need to special case
+    - And the maintainer doesn't have extra work to support my preferences
-- If I want to test this code, I can swap out the backend to an in-memory one, and interrogate it
+- For testing, I can use an in-memory backend
     - With 0 lines changed
 -->
 
@@ -760,25 +759,25 @@ class: flex justify-center text-xl flex-col
 <!--
 - Being built-in reduces the battier to entry
 - Integrating becomes much simpler
-    - There's 1 API to learn, and it will last you a while
+    - There's 1 API to learn
-        - Much like the ORM has done for different DB engines
+        - It will last you a while
+            - Scale with your needs
     - A developer can join a new project and already be productive
 - A common API also helps library maintainers
     - Maintaining a large library is work enough
         - Without needing to think about how to move code to the background
-    - If Django can take complexity off you, that's great
+    - If Django can take complexity off you, great
     - Currently, it's not really an option
-        - The burden is just too great
+        - The burden is too great
-    - With this, no additional dependencies
+    - No additional dependencies for your library
         - Just import from Django and you're set
         - The user can use what they want
             - Or what's suitable for their scale and use case
     - Now the barrier is reduced, the ecosystem can flourish
-        - Libraries can start assuming background workers, without any additional burden
+        - Libraries can assume background workers, without any additional burden
 - The ORM backend should work for the majority of projects
-    - If you just want to send emails in the background, you probably don't need Celery
+    - If you just want to send emails in the background, you probably don't need Celery or RQ
         - It's overkill
-        - Even RQ is a bit much
     - A vendored solution makes it the easiest to get started with
         - Tweak some settings, run an extra process, and you're done.
 -->
@@ -836,12 +835,11 @@ layout: center
     - And I've had many times
 - ElasticSearch is quite likely better for the ~10% of people who need it
 - But that doesn't mean the other 90% of people won't be happy with PostgreSQL
-    - And probably wouldn't benefit from ElasticSearch anyway
+    - Probably wouldn't benefit from ElasticSearch anyway
-    - And definitely won't get a return on the extra hosting cost and complexity
+    - Definitely won't get a return on the extra hosting cost and complexity
 - They'll be perfectly happy with Postgres FTS
     - Let them get started the easiest way possible
     - We can still invite them into ElasticSearch when they're ready
-
 -->
 
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 # Where are we now?
 
+<!--
+- I mean, other than Vigo
+-->
+
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@@ -873,7 +875,7 @@ layout: section
     - The ORM backend is where the magic happens
 - Tell me about all the bugs in my code
     - The more testing we can do now, the better
-    - There are still features to implement and improve
+- There's still work to do
 -->
 
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@@ -885,15 +887,14 @@ layout: section
 <!--
 - More testing
 - Upstreaming
-    - The main benefit is in this becoming part of Django
+    - That's the big benefit
-    - The DEP is approved (ish)
+        - Else it really is just another standard
     - Once `django-tasks` is in a better state, it 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
-    - Developers can start using `django-tasks` now, and swap for `django.tasks` later
+    - Developers can start working on integrating now
-        - Or use both side-by-side in older versions of Django / older libraries
+        - Knowing they can trivially upgrade once it's in Django
-        - The 2 will work correctly together inside the same project
 -->
 
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@@ -913,12 +914,13 @@ background: /celery.svg
 <!--
 - Is this the end for Celery and alike?
     - Not at all!
-    - If you're using Celery, you've not made a mistake
+    - You've not made a mistake
         - It's a great choice
         - They have quite a head start
     - This is much more about usability and flexibility
     - If you need certain features, keep using them!
-    - But, now you have the option of a nice, Django-native API
+- Now you have the option of a Django-native API
+    - Which could even be Celery under the hood
 -->
 
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@@ -941,11 +943,13 @@ class: flex justify-center flex-col text-xl
 
 <!--
 - The world of background workers is huge
+    - There are countless nice features
     - Not everything is making it into the initial version(s)
         - And that's ok!
 - Existing libraries have a head start
     - But I hope we can slowly catch them up
     - Bringing the stability and longevity guarantees that come with Django
+    - Doesn't mean they'll never come
 -->
 
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 <!--
 - The future is bright though
 - In time, I see more and more people reaching to `django.tasks`
+- And background workers in general
     - Moving work to the background will make Django apps _seem_ faster
         - Improve throughput
         - Reduce latency
         - Improve reliability
     - Gone are the days of needing additional research and testing to find the tooling you need
         - You can use the ones built-in to Django
-        - And as you scale, if you find you need to swap something out, you can
+        - And as you scale, it's easy to change
             - _without_ rewriting half your application
+            - With all the knowledge to make an informed decision
 -->
 
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 # What's next?
 
 <div class="absolute right-1/2 translate-x-1/2 mt-12">
-  <QRCode
+    <img src="/django-tasks-qrcode.png" width="110px" />
-    :width="120"
-    :height="120"
-    data="https://pypi.org/project/django-tasks/"
-    :dotsOptions="{ color: 'white' }"
-  />
 </div>
 
 <!--
@@ -994,16 +995,36 @@ layout: section
     - There's plenty of work to do
     - And I can't do it alone!
 - If you maintain a worker library
-    - Or have been burned by one
+    - Or have been burned by one...
-    - let's chat!
 -->
 
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+layout: center
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+---
+
+# Let's chat!
+
+<ul class="list-none! [&>li]:m-0!">
+  <li><mdi-earth /> theorangeone.net</li>
+  <li><mdi-github /> @RealOrangeOne</li>
+  <li><mdi-twitter /> @RealOrangeOne</li>
+  <li><mdi-mastodon /> @jake@theorangeone.net</li>
+</ul>
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