Posts for tag: django

Making your Django app more pluggable

June 12, 2013

This blog post is about ways of doing things in your Django app, and pitfalls to avoid, so your app is easier to plug in to other sites.

Introduction

One of the most enticing promises of Django is that you’ll be able to add features to your site by ...

AngularJS to PyGame: Caktus’ 2nd ShipIt Day

April 30, 2013

We had our 2nd ShipIt Day at Caktus last week. ShipIt (coined by Atlassian), in case you don’t know, is an exercise that allows your team to work on alternative projects in a 24-hour hackathon. We brainstorm ideas related to Caktus, break into small groups and try to build ...

Managing Django Translations with Transifex

April 25, 2013

We manage a number of open source Django apps here at Caktus. While many of us here are proficient in a number of programming languages, the same can’t be said for our ability to read or write in languages other than English. The Django community is global and we ... Read more

Caktus sponsoring and speaking on mobile health at SwitchPoint 2013

April 18, 2013

SwitchPoint is a one-of-a-kind conference and a unique opportunity to learn, share ideas, and hear about global and mobile health efforts around the world. We had a great time at SwitchPoint last year. I’m excited to announce that Caktus, for the second year in a row, is sponsoring SwitchPoint ...

A helper script for runserver

April 11, 2013

This is a little shell script I save as rs, put on my path, and use as a shortcut to start the Django development server. It has several features that make me more productive...