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April 16, 2020 » Django on Matt Layman » [Archived Version]
In this episode, we glued together some of the onboarding steps. I added data validation so that future steps depend on data existing from previous steps. Then we added page messaging to direct users to a proper page. We reviewed the way that the form validates certain data from the form submission so that data is kept safe between users. I showed how I switched from the model and fields attributes of CreateView to a form_class containing the form that does the necessary validation.
Read MoreApril 9, 2020 » Django on Matt Layman » [Archived Version]
In this episode, we added the first form to collect data in the onboarding flow. We used a CreateView and defined all the fields that are needed in the HTML form. I started by filling in the HTML form structure of the page. Once the dummy version was in place, we changed from a TemplateView to a CreateView and began fixing each configuration error that the new view type reported as missing like missing a model field declaration.
Read MoreApril 8, 2020 » Django on Matt Layman » [Archived Version]
On this episode, we look at templates, the primary tool that Django provides to build user interfaces in your Django app. Listen at djangoriffs.com. Last Episode On the previous episode, we talked about views and how views handle requests to create HTTP responses for users. Set Up Templates are static files that Django will fill in with data. In order to use those files, we must instruct Django on where to find them.
Read MoreApril 2, 2020 » Django on Matt Layman » [Archived Version]
In the previous Understand Django article, we looked at the fundamentals of using views in Django. This article will focus on templates. Templates are your primary tool in a Django project for generating a user interface. With templates, you’ll be able to build the pages that users will see when they visit your web app. Let’s see how templates hook into views and what features Django provides with its template system.
Read MoreApril 2, 2020 » Django on Matt Layman » [Archived Version]
In this episode, we stepped from the welcome onboarding page to the first interactive page in the flow. I extracted the common banner for each of the templates and customized it for each of the steps in the process. The first thing we did was create a button on the starting page. The button connects the welcome page to the second step in the flow where the app will ask for information about the user’s school year.
Read MoreMarch 26, 2020 » Django on Matt Layman » [Archived Version]
In this episode, we worked on the progress element that will display in every step of the onboarding flow. I added some labels and styled the banner using Tailwind CSS. At the end of the stream, we boxed in the shape of the welcome page with some placeholder elements. The very first thing I did was insert a top bar that was unstyled to the top of the welcome page. We added some placeholder text for each of the steps in the onboarding flow.
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 6, 2020 » Django on Matt Layman » [Archived Version]
On this episode, we look at views, a major component within Django and a primary place where your code will run. Listen at djangoriffs.com. Last Episode On the previous episode, we talked about URLs and how they describe the main interface that a browser can use to interact with your application. What Is A View? A view is a chunk of code that receives an HTTP request and returns an HTTP response.
Read MoreMarch 4, 2020 » Django on Matt Layman » [Archived Version]
In this episode, I added styling to the Sign Up page of the site. We chatted about CSS tools and frameworks, the benefit of feature flags to control what UI is displayed to users, and how to use Tailwind CSS to modify a design quickly. In the first portion of the stream, we focused on CSS frameworks. We compared Bootstrap, Semantic UI, and Tailwind CSS. After that discussion, I talked about feature flags.
Read MoreMarch 3, 2020 » Django on Matt Layman » [Archived Version]
In the previous Understand Django article, I covered URLs and the variety of tools that Django gives us to describe the outside interface to the internet for your project. In this article, we’ll examine the core building block that makes those URLs work: the Django view. From Browser To DjangoURLs Lead The WayViews On ViewsTemplates For User InterfacesUser Interaction With FormsStore Data With ModelsAdminister All The ThingsAnatomy Of An ApplicationUser AuthenticationMiddleware Do You Go?
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