March 23, 2020 » James Bennett » [Archived Version]
Well, that provoked some discussion. While there were plenty of people who agreed with the general idea of that post, there were also quite a few objections. And most of those seem to fall into two main categories: people who want some type of additional layer (and may or may not call it a “service”) as a way of managing cross-cutting complexity, and people who want it as an isolating abstraction for testing. There’s also a third … Read full entry
Read MoreMarch 23, 2020 » James Bennett » [Archived Version]
Well, that provoked some discussion. While there were plenty of people who agreed with the general idea of that post, there were also quite a few objections. And most of those seem to fall into two main categories: people who want some type of additional layer (and may or may not call it a “service”) as a way of managing cross-cutting complexity, and people who want it as an isolating abstraction for testing. There’s also a third … Read full entry
Read MoreMarch 19, 2020 » Django on Matt Layman » [Archived Version]
In this episode, we did some design work to plan out the onboarding flow for new users. I spoke through my design process, outlined what a new user will need to do to succeed, wrote down the plan in GitHub issues, then started to implement that flow. I started the stream with a quick fix to the main app view. After that, we started a new project in the app. I needed to design the starting experience for a user.
Read MoreMarch 18, 2020 » Django Chat » [Archived Version]
Remote working tips and strategies we've learned over the years, plus asides on self-employment and staying productive with little kids at home.
Read MoreMarch 18, 2020 » /var/ - django » [Archived Version]
How to easily layout your django-crispy-forms forms
Read MoreMarch 16, 2020 » James Bennett » [Archived Version]
This post now has a followup. Recently I’ve seen posts and questions pop up in a few places about a sort of “enterprise” Django style guide that’s been getting attention. There are a number of things I disagree with in that guide, but the big one, and the one people have mostly been asking about, is the recommendation to add a “service layer” to Django applications. The short version of my opinion on this … Read full entry
Read MoreMarch 16, 2020 » James Bennett » [Archived Version]
This post now has a followup. Recently I’ve seen posts and questions pop up in a few places about a sort of “enterprise” Django style guide that’s been getting attention. There are a number of things I disagree with in that guide, but the big one, and the one people have mostly been asking about, is the recommendation to add a “service layer” to Django applications. The short version of my opinion on this … Read full entry
Read MoreMarch 13, 2020 » Valentino Gagliardi - Django RSS Feed » [Archived Version]
A re-introduction to one of the most common database relationship: understanding many-to-one.
Read MoreMarch 13, 2020 » django on Jacob Kaplan-Moss » [Archived Version]
Starting today, Django has a new governance model. Previously, a small “core team” made most decisions, including electing a Technical Board to own decisions about each release. Now, the “core team” is gone; all power rests with the Technical Board. Anyone who’s made substantial contributions to Django is now eligible to run, and the board is now elected by the DSF Membership at large. You can read more about the change in today’s announcement, and if you wan…
Read MoreMarch 11, 2020 » Django Chat » [Archived Version]
We discuss the multiple ways to architect APIs with Django REST Framework, including focus on authentication, front-end frameworks, and performance.
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