Caktus Blog
Web development blog with how-to's on UX, quality assurance, project management, and more.
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Django Chat is Where it’s At
Have you heard of the Django Chat podcast? With more than 90 episodes on all things Django, it’s full of informative interviews featuring some of the best and brightest in the i... Read more
June 14, 2021 -
How to Decouple Your App From its Operating System with Docker
We regularly update and improve our upgrades and sustainability service offerings at Caktus, and a recent upgrade for a client precipitated a solution that I felt might be wort... Read more
June 4, 2021 -
How to Simplify Django Migrations and Deployment
When removing fields from Django models, or adding non-nullable fields, it can be hard to avoid a mismatch between code running on some servers and the database in use. By usin... Read more
May 25, 2021 -
Pair Programming During a Pandemic: Collaborating Virtually Improves Performance and Boosts Camaraderie
In March 2020, with the first wave of the coronavirus hitting the US, Caktus sent all its employees home. One year later, with working from home still in effect, our days punctu... Read more
May 17, 2021 -
PyCon US 2021 is Around the Corner
PyCon US 2021 will be completely virtual this year. For the first time ever you’ll be able to enjoy this popular event from the comfort of your favorite armchair! Last year’s ev... Read more
April 30, 2021 -
How Mock Can Improve Your Unit Tests: Part 2
In Part 1 of this blog series, we started looking at how we can use mocking to improve our unit tests. We'll expand on that in this post. Mock an Attribute Another common case... Read more
April 5, 2021
