Did you know that Flask has its origins in an April fools joke that unexpectedly took off? Listen in this week to hear about the history, current state, and future of Flask with its creator Armin Ronacher.



You'll learn how he's using Python as the backend for a set of major computer games. His thoughts on the future of web development and HTTP 2. And why Rust is an amazing new language you should check out.



Links from the show:



Flask: flask.pocoo.org


Flask (GitHub): github.com/mitsuhiko/flask


Armin on Twitter: @mitsuhiko


Armin's website: lucumr.pocoo.org


Fireteam Games: fireteam.net


Click (command line): click.pocoo.org/4/


Pyramid (mentioned): pylonsproject.org


flask-sqlalchemy: pythonhosted.org/Flask-SQLAlchemy


Flask WTF: flask-wtf.readthedocs.org/en/latest/


itsdangerous: pythonhosted.org/itsdangerous/


Talk Python T-Shirt: talkpythontome.com/home/shirt


Sponsor: Codeship: codeship.com


Sponsor: Hired: hired.com/talkpythontome


Book: Flask Web Development: Developing Web Applications with Python: amzn.to/1Dw5xpf




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