Elephant in the Room, Episode 3: Building a CFP Review Platform with PostgreSQL & Django (Live)
In Episode 3 of Elephant in the Room, we move from theory to practice, building a real, community-focused application live on stream.
Join Jay Miller (Aiven), Abigail Dogbe, and Andres Pineda as they collaboratively design and build a CFP (Call for Proposals) review platform using PostgreSQL and Django. The goal: create a practical tool that helps speakers get better feedback on their talks, and helps organizers discover new, diverse voices.
This episode is a hands-on, two-hour build session covering real-world decisions developers face every day, from data modeling and authentication to collaboration workflows and CI/CD.
In this episode, you’ll learn:
- How to design a PostgreSQL-backed data model for a multi-user web app
- Why Django is a powerful choice for rapid prototyping and authentication
- How to think about user roles (speakers, reviewers, organizers) in application design
- Approaches to live collaboration, CI/CD, and deploying changes safely
- How to scope and ship a meaningful product in a limited time window
Featuring live coding, architectural discussion, and honest trade-offs, this episode is perfect for developers who want to see how real applications take shape — not just how they’re described in blog posts.
Host: Jay Miller, Staff Product Advocate at Aiven
Guests: Abigail Dogbe & Andres Pineda