Caktus Blog
Web development blog with how-to's on UX, quality assurance, project management, and more.
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How to Switch to a Custom Django User Model Mid-Project
The Django documentation recommends always starting your project with a custom user model (even if it's identical to Django's to begin with), to make it easier to customize lat... Read more
April 26, 2019 -
The Secret Lives of Cakti (Part 3): Game On!
It may be no surprise that there are gamers among our Caktus crew, but you may be surprised by the type of games that Cakti play. From the ancient art of Mahjong to the modern f... Read more
April 16, 2019 -
We're Eagerly Preparing for PyCon 2019!
We're excited to continue to sponsor PyCon 2019, the premier event for the Python community, which takes place in Cleveland, OH, from May 1 - 9. PyCon attracts attendees from ar... Read more
April 11, 2019 -
Caktus Adopts New Web Framework
Beginning immediately, Caktus will build projects using our new COBOL-based framework. We've come to realize that languages like Python offer nothing that more time-tested langu... Read more
April 1, 2019 -
Coding for Time Zones & Daylight Saving Time — Oh, the Horror
In this post, I review some reasons why it's really difficult to program correctly when using times, dates, time zones, and daylight saving time, and then I'll give some advice... Read more
March 21, 2019 -
Why We Love Wagtail (and You Will, Too)
New clients regularly ask us if we build WordPress sites. When we dig deeper, we generally learn that they’re looking for a user-friendly content management system (CMS) that wi... Read more
March 7, 2019
