Dec. 1, 2022 » Django on Matt Layman » [Archived Version]
In this episode, we started with a Python exercise on Exercism that explored Blackjack. We wrote functions that handled some of Blackjack’s core rules. After the Python exercise, we focused on a bug in the Django app that fixed an edge case with some the teacher checklist feature.
Read MoreNov. 25, 2022 » Luke Plant » [Archived Version]
Patterns for creating model instances in Django project test suites, and some anti-patterns
Read MoreNov. 25, 2022 » The Django weblog » [Archived Version]
The Django Software Foundation Board is pleased to announce that the 2022 Malcolm Tredinnick Memorial Prize has been awarded to Paolo Melchiorre. Paolo Melchiorre has been a member of the Python community since 2006, also of the Django community since 2012, and a DSF Member since 2020. Over the last 5 years, Paolo has presented nearly 40 Django talks at various DjangoCon, PyCon, and community conferences both online and in person. He also has been an active contributor to the djangoproject.co…
Read MoreNov. 24, 2022 » Paolo Melchiorre » [Archived Version]
The Django Software Foundation awarded me the 2022 Malcolm Tredinnick Memorial Prize.
Read MoreNov. 24, 2022 » Adam Johnson » [Archived Version]
This post is an adapted extract from my book Boost Your Django DX, available now. Here are some potential mistakes made with Django settings that you can avoid. Don’t Read Settings at Import Time Python doesn’t make a distinction between import time and run time. As such, it …
Read MoreNov. 24, 2022 » Adam Johnson » [Archived Version]
This post is an adapted extract from my book Boost Your Django DX, available now. Here are some potential mistakes made with Django settings that you can avoid. Don’t Read Settings at Import Time Python doesn’t make a distinction between import time and run time. As such, it …
Read MoreNov. 23, 2022 » Django Chat » [Archived Version]
ButterCMS is a headless or API-first CMS built with Django. We discuss the initial inspiration, caching, performance, hosting, and running a SaaS business at scale.
Read MoreNov. 22, 2022 » Paolo Melchiorre » [Archived Version]
I chose as my new profile picture a shot of Bartek Pawlik taken in San Diego (USA) during the first day of Sprint at DjangoCon US 2022.
Read MoreNov. 21, 2022 » Adam Johnson » [Archived Version]
Here are some Django-related deals for this year’s Black Friday (25th Nov) and Cyber Monday (28th Nov), including my own. For more deals on general Python-related products, see Trey Hunner’s post. My books My two books, Boost Your Django DX and Speed Up Your Django Tests, have 50 …
Read MoreNov. 21, 2022 » Adam Johnson » [Archived Version]
Here are some Django-related deals for this year’s Black Friday (25th Nov) and Cyber Monday (28th Nov), including my own. For more deals on general Python-related products, see Trey Hunner’s post. My books My two books, Boost Your Django DX and Speed Up Your Django Tests, have 50 …
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