Michiel's Blog - #socialhttps://tildeweb.nl/~michiel/tags/social.html2026-04-21T22:00:00+02:00Blog - #socialTalk at PyAmsterdam on httpxyz2026-04-21T22:00:00+02:002026-04-21T22:00:00+02:00Michiel W. Beijentag:tildeweb.nl,2026-04-21:/~michiel/pyamsterdam-httpxyz.htmlI'm giving a lightning talk on our new Python package httpxyz!<p>On Wednesday 29th of April 2026 I will be giving a lightning talk on our new
fork of the popular python package <strong>httpx</strong> called
<a href="https://httpxyz.org">httpxyz</a> at PyAmsterdam. <strong>httpx</strong> is a top-100 Python
package for sending http requests but has not had a release since end of 2024,
plus, recently all issues were set to hidden and all discussions are closed.
<strong>httpxyz</strong> is our friendly fork with lots of fixes for serious and more niche
issues. Read for more info my <a href="httpxyz.html">announcement post for httpxyz</a>. I
will talk about why we did the fork and how we approach it. The event is fully
booked and there is a wait list.</p>
<p>As the organizer of Python Leiden, I am happy to be checking out another Python
meetup group.</p>
<p>Plus, I’m excited to be giving a talk on HTTPXYZ; my first blog post about it
got a lot of views on Hacker News but not (yet) so much adoption in real life,
and we definitely need to “spread the word” more.</p>
<p>I look forward to giving my talk & see you there!</p>
<p><img alt="PyAmsterdam flag" class="small" src="images/pyamsterdam-flag.png"></p>
<p>Check the details for the
<a href="https://www.meetup.com/pyamsterdam/events/313647263/">Meetup.com event</a></p>Talk at Leiden Software Meetup on finger2026-03-11T22:00:00+01:002026-03-11T22:00:00+01:00Michiel W. Beijentag:tildeweb.nl,2026-03-11:/~michiel/finger.htmlI'm giving a lightning talk on the finger protocol!<p>On Thursday 19th of March 2026 I will give a lightning talk on the humbe
“finger” protocol, its history and my re-implementation in Python & SystemD at
<a href="https://leiden.dev/">Leiden.dev</a>, the Leiden Software meetup. This is a
monthly meeting in Café de Keyzer which is held at every third Thursday of the
month. In a cozy setting you can talk with other software people and enjoy
talks on different subjects.</p>
<p>I look forward to giving my talk & see you there!</p>
<p>Register for the
<a href="https://www.meetup.com/leidendevs/events/313572345/">Meetup.com event</a></p>