Caktus Blog
Web development blog with how-to's on UX, quality assurance, project management, and more.
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Chords and Code: 52 Black Artists to Add to Your Work Playlist
The year 2021 is upon us, and February is a fine month to kick off a long-term culture of learning and celebration of the contributions of Black, Indigenous, and People of Color... Read more
February 22, 2021 -
Take Note of these Top Talks From DjangoCon Europe
Like many conferences in 2020, DjangoCon Europe was held virtually. The sessions provided insight and information that I’m still applying. Here are 3 talks that I believe will h... Read more
February 18, 2021 -
Automating PyPI releases with Github Actions
At Caktus, we maintain some open source packages, which are usually pieces of code that we've found useful when building an application, and we figure they might be useful to ot... Read more
February 11, 2021 -
The Magic of Single Sign-On
I remember being really impressed the first time I encountered single sign-on (SSO), in which I could access multiple websites after just logging in once. But I was even more i... Read more
January 29, 2021 -
JavaScript Variable Declaration in the 21st Century
October 2020 marked the 14th anniversary of the introduction of “let” and "const" to Javascript. Yes, it was in 2006 that this feature was first introduced, and we’re still hav... Read more
January 25, 2021 -
My Python Development Environment
This is how to set up the One True Development Environment for Python. Haha, just kidding, there is no such thing. Here's one way to do it that works for me, and an attempt to ... Read more
January 14, 2021