About Frank
Husband. Father. Internet Plumber. Tech Author. Amateur Photographer. Decent Cook.
Internet and efficiency expert by day, father and husband by night.
Spend my days working on complex software development, operations, and business problem consulting. Usually web based and often using Python, Django, ReactJS, PostgreSQL, and Kubernetes based infrastructure.
In the evenings, I focus on my amazing family and friends. Between the two I'm constantly busy, but never bored.
Posts
Random thoughts on tech and life.
Django Third-party App Ecosystem
Third-party applications are the unsung heroes of the Django ecosystem. Core Django covers a wide range of common application needs, but it obviously cannot be everything to everyone. Django's third-party app ecosystem fills this role.
Customize your IPython shell in Docker
You can heavily customize your IPython shell experience when using it inside Docker or in a Docker Compose project. Without your personal preferences annoying your teammates!
Recent podcast appearances
Frank Wiles' recent podcast appearances so far in 2025. Touching on topics such as Python, Django, AI agents, LLM assisted coding, and improving engineering teams.
My CLI World
Frank's current favorite CLI tools, configurations, workflows, and tips for developers and ops folks.