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First Major Model - Building SaaS with Python and Django #163

June 22, 2023 » Django on Matt Layman » [Archived Version]

In this episode, we got to work on the core modeling for the application. I started by adding some visualization tooling to see the models in the system, then got to modeling of the primary Entry model that will be used throughout the app. Along the way, we set up the Django admin and did some automated testing.

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Finish Signup and CI - Building SaaS with Python and Django #162

June 8, 2023 » Django on Matt Layman » [Archived Version]

In this episode, I continued on the signup flows that started in the previous stream. We configured the email backend and verified that the end to end signup flow worked. Then I set up the templates system and added the initial templates for the confirmation email the index view of the whole site. The stream ended with configuring test coverage and setting up CI with GitHub Actions and pre-commit.ci

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New SaaS Signup - Building SaaS with Python and Django #161

June 1, 2023 » Django on Matt Layman » [Archived Version]

In this episode, we dug into the first portion of the journey SaaS. I acquired the domain name of journeyinbox.com for this service. That service is not live yet. We started at the beginning to set up users and sign up features.

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New SaaS From Scratch - Building SaaS with Python and Django #160

May 18, 2023 » Django on Matt Layman » [Archived Version]

In this episode, I started a brand new SaaS project from scratch. This new SaaS, a journal service, will allow users to journal via email and be provided with past posts as a engaging prompt.

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Python Exercises and Behind the Scenes - Building SaaS with Python and Django #159

April 27, 2023 » Django on Matt Layman » [Archived Version]

In this episode, we covered more intro Python exercises from Exercism. Then I did some behind the scenes work to make some improvements to my stream content.

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Python Exercism Exercises / Template Updates - Building SaaS with Python and Django #158

April 20, 2023 » Django on Matt Layman » [Archived Version]

In this episode, I went through a few quick exercises on Exercism in the Python track. Then I returned to the features I’m developing that displays course resources connected to tasks in my homeschool app.

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Ellen's Alien Game / Display Related / Neovim config - Building SaaS with Python and Django #157

March 30, 2023 » Django on Matt Layman » [Archived Version]

In this episode, I did another Exercism problem in Python that focused on Python classes. After the exercise, I deployed my model change from last stream and discussed deployment strategy. Then we worked on some of the display pieces for the new feature. Once the feature was added, I discussed performance testing and showed some performance problems that the new feature created that I then fixed. We ended the stream with some Neovim configuration to correct some LSP formatting problems.

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Locomotive Engineer / New Model Field - Building SaaS with Python and Django #156

March 23, 2023 » Django on Matt Layman » [Archived Version]

In this episode, I did another Exercism problem in Python that focused on Python packing and unpacking of arguments. Once the exercise was complete, I started on a new feature with the homeschool app. We added a new model field in preparation for the changes. After that, I removed django-stubs because it wasn’t a good fit for my project.

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Locking Down Your Users' Secrets: Django Sessions 101

March 18, 2023 » Django on Matt Layman » [Archived Version]

Django is a powerful and popular web framework that makes it easy to build robust and secure web applications. One of the key features of Django is its ability to manage user sessions, which are essential for many web applications. However, you may be wondering if Django sessions are secure. In this article, we’ll explore the security of Django sessions and see how they can be made even more secure.

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Cater Waiter, Template Bugs, and Type Fixes - Building SaaS with Python and Django #155

March 16, 2023 » Django on Matt Layman » [Archived Version]

In this episode, I did another Exercism problem in Python that dug into Python sets. Once the exercise was complete, we went back to the issue list. I debugged and fixed a template error, the spent time improving types with my Django app.

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