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- 02 Apr 2025 - Talks I want to see at DjangoCon US 2025
- 19 Mar 2025 - Removing Model bases from migration state
- When removing multi-table inheritance in Django, you need to remove your Model's bases from the migration's model state. This post goes into detail on when this comes up and how to resolve it.
- 24 Feb 2025 - On mentorship programs and internships
- I talk about the similarities between internships and contributor mentorship programs. Specifically through my own internship and my perspective of Djangonaut Space.
- 29 Jan 2025 - Django 5.2 simple_block_tag with HTMX
- Exploring some new hotness from Django 5.2 that makes HTMX integrations more robust.
- 15 Jan 2025 - Testing your Python package releases
- I discovered that the release process for the Django Debug Toolbar wasn't as robust as I thought.
- 01 Jan 2025 - Complex Django filters with Subquery
- An overview on how to do complex filtering in Django with Subquery.
- 30 Dec 2024 - 2024 - My year in review
- A look back at my efforts in 2024.
- 25 Dec 2024 - Getting Started Contributing to Django
- A collection of resources to help you get started contributing to Django.
- 20 Nov 2024 - Steering Council 6.x Thoughts
- Inside are ideas on things the Steering Council I would like to attempt if elected next term.
- 06 Nov 2024 - On Open-Source Packagement
- Maintaining a package beyond the software. A post that covers a talk I was meant to give at the Black Python Devs Leadership Summit.
- 13 Oct 2024 - DSF initiatives I'd like to see
- Following Sarah Boyce's lead, here's my list of DSF initiatives I'd like to see for 2024.
- 04 Oct 2024 - On the importance of DjangoCons
- A deeper dive into why DjangoCons are important to the Django community and how it could be more accurately reflected.
- 03 Oct 2024 - Putting Linux Mint on a 2012 MacBook Pro
- A quick and fun review of my effort to install a new OS.
- 26 Sep 2024 - Revisiting Django Built to Last
- A revisit on Community and Reliability within Django
- 17 Aug 2024 - Creating rows for django-tables2 with HTMX
- An explanation of how to use django-tables2, HTMX, Alpine and Bootstrap to render a table with a form to create new rows.
- 22 Jul 2024 - Reducing downtime in Django with django-safemigrate
- A thorough description of why downtime occurs during Django deployments and how to reduce it with django-safemigrate.
- 19 Jun 2024 - How to assess a software project
- An walk-through of how to breakdown a project to understand the size and scope.
- 22 May 2024 - Django Commons - A home for community-maintained Django packages
- A community run GitHub organization to support community-maintained third-party Django packages.
- 24 Apr 2024 - An unsettling dream
- An emotional dive into the blurred lines of reality and perception.
- 29 Mar 2024 - Why generosity turns to rage, and what to do about it | Lunch Talk
- A talk by A. Jesse Jiryu Davis and my review
- 27 Mar 2024 - My Typical Workday Schedule
- A brief breakdown of what a typical workday is for me.
- 15 Feb 2024 - Djangonaut Space 2024 Session 1 Midway Review
- My recap of my experiences during the first half of Djangonaut Space Session 1.
- 25 Jan 2024 - Informal Django Roadmap Ideas for 2024
- My ideas for what Django could attempt in 2024 and beyond.
- 22 Jan 2024 - Redirecting With POST Requests
- An explanation of how to replace 300 redirects with a POST requests.
- 30 Dec 2023 - 2023 - My year in review
- A look back at my efforts in 2023.
- 06 Dec 2023 - The Fanout Pattern Explained
- A brief overview of the fanout pattern that's commonly used in Celery.
- 04 Nov 2023 - Debugging CSRF Failed / 403 Forbidden errors in Django
- A guided deep dive into Django's source code to understand why your application is failing CSRF validation.
- 26 Oct 2023 - Luckiest Dev in the World
- A collection of occurrences in which I've benefited from good luck.
- 03 Oct 2023 - RegisterFields in Django
- An explanation of a Django model field that returns an instance of a class depending on a key.
- 18 Aug 2023 - Descriptive Django Admin Search
- If you have people using the Django admin without knowing the code you can make their life easier by showing the fields that are actually being searched.
- 18 Aug 2023 - Professional Djangonaut skills
- A brief description of various skills, experiences and technologies I feel that a professional Djangonaut has.
- 12 Jul 2023 - Testing thoughts are up!
- I've added some thoughts on testing to my Unsung Developer Thoughts. Check it out!
- 25 Jun 2023 - Unsung Development Thoughts
- I've added a new section to my site called Unsung Developer Thoughts. Check it out!
- 03 Jun 2023 - Django migrations and your database
- This is my attempt to help clear up confusion about Django migrations and your database.
- 02 Jun 2023 - What makes a good team?
- Short answer, trust.
- 21 Apr 2023 - Send your people to DjangoCon
- One Djangonaut's opinion on why companies should send their employees to DjangoCon.
- 05 Apr 2023 - Filtering rows every 5 days with the Django ORM
- An explanation on how to filter data with a periodic date in Django.
- 30 Mar 2023 - Django Built to Last
- A reflection on Django and our community in the context of the book 'Built to Last' by Jim Collins and Jerry I. Porras.
- 28 Feb 2023 - Plotting the trail for Django Cairn
- An explanation of how I break down the work needed for a Django project.
- 26 Jan 2023 - Django Cairn - A collection of Django knowledge
- An idea to create a place for Django developers find helpful knowledge.
- 31 Dec 2022 - Questions to ask a Django company
- A discussion of questions to ask a Django company before accepting a job.
- 14 Dec 2022 - 2022 - My year in review
- A look back at my efforts in 2022.
- 18 Nov 2022 - Django Debugging Tutorial
- An overview of the tools and methodologies used to debug Django applications.
- 12 Nov 2022 - Annotated paginator page
- A code snippet to annotated a page within Django.
- 23 Oct 2022 - How to have a great DjangoCon
- A brief overview on a first time DjangoCon attendee's experience and recommendations.
- 05 Oct 2022 - New Site - Jekyll and Hyde
- 30 Apr 2014 - Project - Craigslist Project Finder
- 18 Apr 2014 - Project - Google Calendar Integration
- 18 Apr 2014 - Project - Drop Ship FTP Integration
- 15 Apr 2014 - Better Simple's Project Development Process
- 24 Oct 2013 - Project - Daily and Weekly Goals
- 21 Sep 2013 - Project - Scraping an image for numbers
- 19 Sep 2013 - What's This About?