How long does a Django core PR take?

Months, not days — factor reviews, docs, community bikeshedding. This 17-year ticket

What makes contributing to Django different from my job?

No feature flags or quick rollbacks. Core serves millions; every line's forever debt. Speedboat habits die hard.

If it teaches the process — yes. Core stays lean by rejecting 'nice-to-haves.' Override in your app.

Dev jobs promise lightning-fast merges. Django core? That's a 17-year ticket teaching humility — and why slow might be the real superpower.

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