MP 125: I would argue it was discovered, and that's a helpful distinction. There's no doubt that regardless of anyone's opinion about whether AI is useful or not, it's disrupting many industries, and will continue to do so. The distinction between invention
MP 124: It should be simple to do, right? We're in the process of buying a house at the moment, and we want to keep a copy of the pictures on Zillow that show how the house is currently set up. Lots of people want to do this,
MP 123: Modeling mortgage loans, to help make clearer financial decisions. We're in the process of buying a house, and whenever we go through this process I spend a lot of time looking at all the different options about taking out such a significant loan. I always do
MP 122: And why I like them so much. Something people new to Python don't always understand well is the role of "third party" packages in the ecosystem. People learn the basics of Python, and then they want to do something that requires functionality that'
MP 121: It always has been, and it sure is now. I was going to write about how much I like third-party ecosystems such as PyPI this week, and what you should know about them. But writing generically about software development at this moment feels like burying my head deep
MP 120: I rarely play the lottery, but when I do I like to model it afterwards. I've written recently about surviving a pretty serious medical event and then making it through a hurricane with some life interruptions, but no significant harm. When I was in the hospital,
MP 119: How do you keep learning about Django? Note: This is the 20th (and final) post in a series about building a full Django project, starting with a single file. This series is free to everyone, as soon as each post comes out. This was a much longer series
MP 118: Deploying a simple Django project. Note: This is the 19th post in a series about building a full Django project, starting with a single file. This series is free to everyone, as soon as each post comes out. In the last post, we did some final reorganization of
MP 117: How often do you write a new, moderately complex library from scratch? Note: Our power was just restored yesterday afternoon, so we ended up going 12 days without power or running water. Internet service is still a week or two away. I've been able to get
MP 116: ...and into the fire, as the saying goes. Note: I think this post was published yesterday, but not sent as an email to anyone. If you received this twice as an email, I apologize. Mostly Python just passed 5,000 subscribers, which required an update to my Ghost
MP 115: A surprise trip to the ICU instead of a planned trip to DjangoCon. Content notice: Discussion of a serious medical event; the discussion is not overly graphic. This week has gone a lot different than planned. I was supposed to be at DjangoCon this week, but instead I
MP 114: Now is the best time to fix an unclear or misleading commit message. Note: I will wrap up the Django from first principles series in the next few weeks. The next step is deployment, and that's a complicated enough topic that it will take a little
MP 113: Restructuring the project. Note: This is the 18th post in a series about building a full Django project, starting with a single file. This series will be free to everyone, as soon as each post comes out. In the last post, we gave users the ability to write
MP 112: Letting users write new posts. Note: This is the 17th post in a series about building a full Django project, starting with a single file. This series is free to everyone, as soon as each post comes out. In the last post we gave users the ability to
MP 111: Don't throw away hard-earned trust in a rush to embrace AI. The AI hype cycle is continuing to run its course, and will likely do so for some time to come. Hype around things like NFTs tend to peak and then fade away quickly, because there&
MP 110: Allowing users to create their own blogs. Note: This is the 16th post in a series about building a full Django project, starting with a single file. This series will be free to everyone, as soon as each post comes out. In the last post we connected each
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MP 109: Connecting users with blogs. Note: This is the 15th post in a series about building a full Django project, starting with a single file. This series will be free to everyone, as soon as each post comes out. In the last post we finished setting up user accounts.
reflections
MP 108: A long and winding road to a small set of favorite keyboards. We're nearing the final stages of preparing for a cross-country move, which means getting rid of anything we don't absolutely need in a new home several thousand miles from here. One of
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MP 107: Building a registration page for new users. Note: This is the 14th post in a series about building a full Django project, starting with a single file. This series will be free to everyone, as soon as each post comes out. In the last post we built a
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MP 106: Letting users log in, and log out. Note: This is the 13th post in a series about building a full Django project, starting with a single file. This series is free to everyone, as soon as each post comes out. In the last post we restructured the project
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MP 105: Reorganizing a project to manage increasing complexity. Note: This is the 12th post in a series about building a full Django project, starting with a single file. This series is free to everyone, as soon as each post comes out. In the last post we wrote a script
MP 104: Keeping two machines in sync, using Syncthing. Note: The Django from first principles series will continue next week. My basic computing setup has changed a lot over the years, but for a while now I've had a pretty simple setup. I invested in a Mac Studio
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MP 103: Generating sample data for local development. Note: This is the eleventh post in a series about building a full Django project, starting with a single file. This series will be free to everyone, as soon as each post comes out. The BlogMaker Lite project is coming along nicely,
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MP 102: Making a page for individual posts. Note: This is the tenth post in a series about building a full Django project, starting with a single file. This series will be free to everyone, as soon as each post comes out. In the last post, we created a page
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MP 101: Adding a page for each individual blog. Note: This is the ninth post in a series about building a full Django project, starting with a single file. This series will be free to everyone, as soon as each post comes out. At this point the BlogMaker Lite project
pathlib
MP 100: And what about your archives? Note: The Django from first principles series will continue next week. Next month we're moving from our home on an island in southeast Alaska to a small town in western North Carolina. We're using this as an opportunity to
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MP 99: Styling the blogs page, and collecting static files into one directory. Note: This is the eighth post in a series about building a full Django project, starting with a single file. This series will be free to everyone, as soon as each post comes out. In the last
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MP 98: Incorporating a minimal CSS framework, and adding custom styles. Note: This is the seventh post in a series about building a full Django project, starting with a single file. This series will be free to everyone, as soon as each post comes out. When you're building
PyCon
MP 97: My approach to generating code snippets for presentations. Note: I've been busy at PyCon this past week. The ongoing series about building a Django project from a single file will continue next week. I gave a talk at PyCon in Pittsburgh this weekend, and one interesting
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MP 96: Making a page that includes data, and linking between pages. Note: This is the sixth post in a series about building a full Django project, starting with a single file. This series will be free to everyone, as soon as each post comes out. In the last post
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MP 95: Modeling blog posts, and retrieving specific data from the database. Note: This is the fifth post in a series about building a full Django project, starting with a single file. This series will be free to everyone, as soon as each post comes out. In the last post
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MP 94: Modeling data, and working with a database. Note: This is the fourth post in a series about building a full Django project, starting with a single file. This series will be free to everyone, as soon as each post comes out. In the last post we used Django&