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A Practical Road to SaaS' in Python
This talk goes over experiences building SaaS businesses on a Python technology stack from a security and scalability point of view. Where Python shines and which technologies to pair it with for best experiences.
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Armin Ronacher
Creator of Python Flask
Armin Ronacher is the creator of the Python Flask framework and frequent speaker at conferences about API and system design. He is currently working on Sentry, an Open Source Crash Reporting SaaS business.
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