Exploring Background Tasks in Django: Q2 and Tasks in Django 6.0
Thursday, May 28
14:40 - 15:10
Background tasks are essential in many Django projects. With Django 6.0’s new built-in Tasks framework, we aren’t just getting a new feature, we’re getting a new architectural standard. It introduces a formal API contract that lets you write task logic once and plug into any runner later.
Historically, adding background tasks to a Django project meant making a high-stakes architectural choice. Choosing a library like Celery or Django Q2 often meant “marrying” your codebase to their specific decorators and configuration. If your project outgrew your choice, you faced a painful, manual refactor.
Django 6.0 changes the rules. By introducing a native, standardized Tasks framework, Django now provides a formal abstraction layer, a “shared base”, between your code and your worker.
I can’t wait to explore this new standard with you and see how it simplifies our lives as developers. Whether you’re starting fresh or scaling a massive app, let’s discover how to build tasks that are truly ‘runner-ready’, giving you the freedom to evolve your infrastructure without ever touching your code.
