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Refactoring and New Features - Building SaaS with Python and Django #137

June 23, 2022 » Django on Matt Layman » [Archived Version]

In this episode, I continued on the teacher checklist for the homeschooling app. We added data to the context and this required some refactoring to be able to reuse data from other parts of the app.

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Refactoring and New Features - Building SaaS #137

June 23, 2022 » Django on Matt Layman » [Archived Version]

In this episode, I continued on the teacher checklist for the homeschooling app. We added data to the context and this required some refactoring to be able to reuse data from other parts of the app.

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New App In Project - Building SaaS with Python and Django #136

June 16, 2022 » Django on Matt Layman » [Archived Version]

In this episode, I broke ground on a brand new feature. The feature will be a task checklist for teachers. Since the checklist is directly for teachers, I created a new Django app named teachers and showed how to hook that into the rest of my Django project.

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New App In Project - Building SaaS #136

June 16, 2022 » Django on Matt Layman » [Archived Version]

In this episode, I broke ground on a brand new feature. The feature will be a task checklist for teachers. Since the checklist is directly for teachers, I created a new Django app named teachers and showed how to hook that into the rest of my Django project.

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You Don't Need JavaScript

June 9, 2022 » Django on Matt Layman » [Archived Version]

What If I Told You… You Don’t Need JavaScript. This talk explores why JavaScript is not good fit for most web apps. I then show how most web apps can do dynamic things using htmx. htmx is an extension library to make HTML markup better. I present examples of AJAX fetching and deletion. The presentation includes a dynamic search and how to implement infinite scrolling with a trivial amount of code.

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You Don't Need JavaScript

June 9, 2022 » Django on Matt Layman » [Archived Version]

What If I Told You… You Don’t Need JavaScript. This talk explores why JavaScript is not good fit for most web apps. I then show how most web apps can do dynamic things using htmx. htmx is an extension library to make HTML markup better. I present examples of AJAX fetching and deletion. The presentation includes a dynamic search and how to implement infinite scrolling with a trivial amount of code.

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Debugging Tips And Techniques

May 31, 2022 » Django on Matt Layman » [Archived Version]

In the last Understand Django article, we looked at security. How does a Django site stay safe on the big, bad internet? The article explored some core elements for making a Django app more secure. With this article, we will investigate problem solving techniques for Django apps. The goal is to equip you with tools to fix the real problems that you’ll hit when building your Django site. From Browser To DjangoURLs Lead The WayViews On ViewsTemplates For User InterfacesUser Interaction With…

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Brew Install The World - Building SaaS with Python and Django #135

May 26, 2022 » Django on Matt Layman » [Archived Version]

In this episode, I tried to get started after a long break, but my virtual environment was broken. This entire episode is a journey deep into Python installing world. Did I come out on the other side? Yes, we figured it out. You’ll have to watch (or skip to the end) to figure out what happened. :)

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Brew Install The World - Building SaaS #135

May 26, 2022 » Django on Matt Layman » [Archived Version]

In this episode, I tried to get started after a long break, but my virtual environment was broken. This entire episode is a journey deep into Python installing world. Did I come out on the other side? Yes, we figured it out. You’ll have to watch (or skip to the end) to figure out what happened. :)

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User Requests - Building SaaS with Python and Django #134

April 28, 2022 » Django on Matt Layman » [Archived Version]

In this episode, we took a break between big projects and worked on some smaller usability features requested by users of the app.

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