Nov. 5, 2020 » Django on Matt Layman » [Archived Version]
In this episode, I created a template for one of my new forms on the new social media app that I’m building. We talked about context data, template styling, and special considerations for forms in templates. I had an empty template for the invite sending form to begin. I filled in a first attempt at the template with a header and displaying form errors. While building that, I added some context information that was needed for the display.
Read MoreNov. 4, 2020 » Django on Matt Layman » [Archived Version]
In the previous Understand Django article, we learned about the structure of a Django application and how apps are the core components of a Django project. In this article, we’re going to dig into Django’s built-in user authentication system. We’ll see how Django makes your life easier by giving you tools to help your web application interact with the users of your site. From Browser To DjangoURLs Lead The WayViews On ViewsTemplates For User InterfacesUser Interaction With For…
Read MoreNov. 3, 2020 » Valentino Gagliardi - Django RSS Feed » [Archived Version]
Learn how to use UUID as URLs in your Django projects.
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In this short guide you learn how to debug Django under Uvicorn with Pycharm.
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What method should you override when you want extra context data in a Django CreateView?
Read MoreOct. 29, 2020 » Django on Matt Layman » [Archived Version]
In this episode, I worked on the form that will send invites to users for the new social network app that I’m building. We built the view, the form, and the tests and wired a button to the new view. The first thing that we do was talk through the new changes since the last stream. After discussing the progress, I took some time to cover the expected budget for the application to get it to an MVP.
Read MoreOct. 28, 2020 » Django Chat » [Archived Version]
Aaron is a developer advocate at MongoDB and Board Member of the Django Software Foundation. We discuss relational vs non-relational databases, the developer advocate role, and giving virtual conference talks.
Read MoreOct. 20, 2020 » Django on Matt Layman » [Archived Version]
On this episode, we will study the structure of a Django application. Applications are the core components that make up a Django project. Listen at djangoriffs.com. Last Episode On the last episode, we focused on the built-in Django administrator’s site. We’ll saw what it is, how you can configure it, and how you can customize it to serve your needs. What Is An Application? In Django parlance, a “web application” is a Django project.
Read MoreOct. 15, 2020 » Django on Matt Layman » [Archived Version]
In this episode, I started a new project to build a different kind of social network. This social network will contain a max number of connections to encourage thoughtful choice when growing your personal network. We talked MVP features and put in the basics of a Django app. I had a wild thought to build a social network with a capped number of connection in the hope that users would choose their connections based on people that they really care about.
Read MoreOct. 14, 2020 » Django Chat » [Archived Version]
David is an engineer at Read the Docs where he focuses on EthicalAds.io, a developer and privacy-focused ad network. We talk about internet advertising and why much of it is not ethical, the open source code powering the ad server, and what it takes to serve tens of millions of monthly API requests.
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