Practical Django Projects and Django 1.0

25th September, 2008 @ 10:41am UTC

Books, Development, Django, Python, Web / 4 Comments

I recently purchased a copy of “Practical Django Projects“, by James Bennett, with the intention of diving straight in and learning Django. I’d prepared for this daring feat of code-ninjutsu [yes, that’s the correct spelling] with a crash course in Python via “Dive Into Python“, by Mark Pilgrim.

This appears to have been the correct choice, as I’ve already acquired a confident grasp of the concepts and techniques of Django in less than a few days of playing with it (granted; with the odd reference look-up on http://www.djangobook.com/ and http://docs.djangoproject.com/en/dev/).

However, last night it all went a bit wrong when I upgraded my local version of Django from 0.96 to 1.0…

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The Joy of UNIX

23rd September, 2008 @ 1:33pm UTC

Development, Linux, Mac OS X, Reference, Server, UNIX, Web / 7 Comments

One of the best things about developing from a Mac is the fact that it is a UNIX-based operating system. This means that my development environment is a far closer match to my production hosting environment (Linux) than it was when I was developing under Windows.

The net result of this shift in paradigm is a rapidly expanding knowledge of the command-set and OS structure. The exposure to UNIX has done me the world of good; particularly in regard to web development and server management. Sadly, the relative shelter I was accustomed to at Rentokil Initial, thanks to the inclusion of immensely talented and helpful server admins within our team, had hindered my development as a web developer, and provoked ridicule at the hands of my fellow Y! EU developers (in the nicest possible way, of course).

With all that in mind, here’s a bunch of stuff I’ve learnt that might be a useful reference resource…

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Back on the horse

10th August, 2008 @ 12:03pm UTC

Personal / 4 Comments

Right then. After almost a years hiatus, it’s about time I got back into this blogging lark. Unfortunately, I have a plethora of subjects I’d like to cover and no idea where to start!

I think I’ll get the personal stuff out of the way first and then I can think about planning the web development stuff…

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