Oct. 20, 2023 » Django News » [Archived Version]
Django Software Foundation Announcing DSF Working Groups Previously, you more or less needed to be a board member to help; now, anyone can join — or form — a working group to further the DSF’s mission. djangoproject.com 2024 DSF Board Nominations Nominations are open for the 2024 Django Software Foundation Board of Directors. Anyone can apply. djangoproject.com Djangonaut Space now accepting applications for our ne…
Read MoreOct. 20, 2023 » James Bennett » [Archived Version]
There is no single development, in either technology or management technique, which by itself promises even a single order-of-magnitude improvement within a decade in productivity, in reliability, in simplicity. If “The Mythical Man-Month” — or at least the popular distillation of it into a single pithy saying — is the most famous thing the late Fred Brooks ever wrote, then “No Silver Bullet”, the essay quoted above, must surely be the most infamous, o…
Read MoreOct. 19, 2023 » django-simple-deploy - Mostly Python » [Archived Version]
MP #60: In pursuit of correct abstractions.
Read MoreOct. 19, 2023 » The Django weblog » [Archived Version]
We are thrilled to announce that Django has a mentorship program, and that we're open for applicants for our next cohort! Djangonaut Space is an organization working to onboard and develop open source code contributors to Django and beyond. People sustain the framework and its ecosystem. By inviting more people to participate in this community, and giving them the resources and support to succeed, we aim to develop the future leaders of Django. Our journey began with our pilot “Djangonaut Space…
Read MoreOct. 19, 2023 » Matthias Kestenholz: Posts about Django » [Archived Version]
Customize the Django admin to differentiate environments We often have the same website running in different configurations: Once as a production site. Once as a place where editors update and preview the content. The content is later automatically (and maybe partially) transferred from this environment to the production environment. Once as a stage environment to stabilize the code. And maybe additional environments for local development. The Django admin panel mainly uses CSS variables for…
Read MoreOct. 19, 2023 » Django on Matt Layman » [Archived Version]
In this episode, we took advantage of having all the DNS configuration complete and tried to find the path to connect the outgoing prompt email to the incoming journal entry from a user. We did this with some old-school print debugging and logging on production to see exactly what data is provided to the receiver webhook.
Read MoreOct. 19, 2023 » Django on Matt Layman » [Archived Version]
In this episode, we took advantage of having all the DNS configuration complete and tried to find the path to connect the outgoing prompt email to the incoming journal entry from a user. We did this with some old-school print debugging and logging on production to see exactly what data is provided to the receiver webhook.
Read MoreOct. 18, 2023 » The Django weblog » [Archived Version]
Hello Everyone! It is that time of year again when we recognize someone from our community in memory of our friend Malcolm. Malcolm was an early core contributor to Django and had both a huge influence and impact on Django as we know it today. Besides being knowledgeable he was also especially friendly to new users and contributors. He exemplified what it means to be an amazing Open Source contributor. We still miss him to this day. The DSF Prize page summarizes the prize nicely: The Malcol…
Read MoreOct. 18, 2023 » Matthias Kestenholz: Posts about Django » [Archived Version]
Weeknotes (2023 week 42)Vacation in Italy We have spent a wonderful family week in Italy. The voyage by train was very comfortable and we had a great time there. I have lived close to lakes all my life but the sea is always something else. Now I enjoy the cold temperatures of fall. Going back (forward) to GitJournal I have tried several note taking apps but I’m now back using GitJournal with a Git repository filled with Markdown notes. It works well enough. I just wish that there was a wa…
Read MoreOct. 17, 2023 » james.walters.click » [Archived Version]
It's such a delight to give a talk at this year's DjangoCon! This is my first tech conference, as well as my first time presenting. I'd love to thank Will Vincent, Eric Matthes, and Alyssa Nicholl for all their help reviewing and refining this talk to be the best it …
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