Adrian Holovaty
Founder Developer at Soundslice
Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands
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Top SchoolAdrian Holovaty is a seasoned web developer and founder with 20+ years of experience, best known as a cocreator and core contributor to the Django web framework. He now runs Soundslice, a bootstrapped music-education startup where he single-handedly implemented a JavaScript notation engine and combines hands-on engineering (Python/JS/HTML5) with product, marketing, and community work. His open-source contributions to Django include foundational pieces like the admin, ORM and template system, reflecting deep backend expertise and attention to developer ergonomics. Adrian’s background in journalism-driven data projects (EveryBlock, Chicagocrime.org) shows a consistent focus on making complex information accessible and actionable. Based in Amsterdam, he balances technical life with a near-professional performance career in gypsy-jazz guitar — a creative thread that influences his work on music tech.
20 years of coding experience
13 years of employment as a software developer
University of Missouri
Stackoverflow
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Github Skills (21)
python10
django10
form-validation10
css-position10
api-design9
database-management9
html-template9
python-templates9
css9
apptemplates9
cpp-templates9
code-templates9
web-development9
html9
jsdoc6
Programming languages (13)
Github contributions (5)
jazzband/django-formtools
Dec 2006 - Mar 2011
A set of high-level abstractions for Django forms
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:13 commits in 4 years 4 months
Contributions summary:Adrian contributed primarily to the Django-formtools library, a set of high-level abstractions for Django forms. Their work involved fixing bugs, adding features such as the FormWizard, and improving existing functionalities related to form handling, rendering and validation. These contributions included code adjustments to the preview and wizard functionalities, and also improvements to the templates used by the library. The user's commits demonstrate a strong understanding of Django's form handling mechanisms.
pythondjango-frameworkdjangohigh-levelabstractions
django/django
Feb 2016 - Feb 2016
The Web framework for perfectionists with deadlines.
Role in this project:Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:1 comment in 1 day
Contributions summary:Adrian was involved in improving the Django framework, focusing on enhancements to the admin site, database functionality, and template system. They implemented features like dynamic sitemap URLs, a range of features in formtools, and added the database column type to the models, while also fixing bugs with character encoding and various template tags. Their contributions include code that involved core parts of the framework.
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