Talk Python To Me - Python Conversations For Passionate Developers

When you think of government software development and projects, do you fast apps and modern tech stacks jump to mind? Probably not. So you'll be delighted to hear from our guest, Laura Beaufort. She's the Tech Lead at the US Federal Election Commission. She and her team have built a very modern tech stack running modern Flask web apps with APIs powered by SQLAlchemy and Flask-RESTFUL. The app is available open-source on GitHub. And they deploy it with continuous delivery out to cloud.gov. There are lots of lessons to learn for governmental agencies around the world as well as private organizations, small and large. Links from the show Laura on Twitter: @laurabeaufort Wagtail CMS: wagtail.io FEC: fec.gov 18F: 18f.gsa.gov Open source at the FEC: code.gov Cloud.gov PaaS: cloud.gov 18F De-risking Guide: derisking-guide.18f.gov US Digital Services episode: talkpython.fm Digital Services Playbook: playbook.cio.gov Digital.gov Communities of practice: digital.gov FEC Github Repos: github.com Laura's presen