British developer who co-created the Django web framework and who has become one of the most respected voices on practical AI tools for developers — creator of Datasette (open source data exploration tool) and prolific blogger/tweeter about LLM capabilities.
Co-created Django and made practical AI tools accessible for developers — Simon's Django co-creation defined Python web development in the mid-2000s; his current role as a thoughtful, empirical voice on LLMs and AI tools for developers makes him one of the most trusted practitioner voices in AI.
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