Python, Django, Wagtail, and other musings from Philadelphia
StreamFields are one of the most powerful features of Wagtail, allowing content creators to use various blocks to assemble content. There may be times a developer wants to modify them programmatically; here's a formula to do so.
We have an open position on our team where I'll be involved in the hiring process. I watch this video as a reminder.
This is a question I've been asked many times since Facebook's decision to rebrand as Meta. The answer is, to borrow phrase from Facebook... "it's complicated."
Beat Saber's online play feature may have had a "happy accident", and created an incredibly friendly online community.
My mom's cheesebread is incredibly popular with everyone who has tasted it. A conversation with friends on Twitter inspired me to post it here.
ALWAYS use a custom Django user model when starting a project. This is one of the best up-front investments of time that I know of in creating Django projects. Every time I haven't taken the time to do this the right way up front, I have regretted it. Every. Time.
I designed my first theme for VSCode. Download it if you love purple as much as me!
My development environment is always evolving. Here's my latest/greatest setup.
Django offers support for SQL Server through the third-party database engine, django-mssql-backend. Here's an end-to-end set of instructions for the best practices for installing it in 2020.
Presented with Tom Dyson of Torchbox, creators of Wagtail.Most of us have had the experience of loving a CMS at first, but souring over time, as the limitations and shortcomings come to light. We have had this experience too many times during our careers, as both users and developers of content management systems. What if something better could be built, which would withstand the test of time, and still be loved after years?