Caktus Blog
Web development blog with how-to's on UX, quality assurance, project management, and more.
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Mark & Julia Speaking at OSCON. “Developers + Designers: Collaborating on your Open Source project”
On Wednesday, Mark and Julia are teaming up to deliver their talk "Developers + Designers: Collaborating on your Open Source project " at OSCON 2013. We’re thrilled that their t... Read more
July 23, 2013 -
Factory Boy as an Alternative to Django Testing Fixtures
When testing a Django application you often need to populate the test database with some sample data. The standard Django TestCase has support for fixture loading but there are... Read more
July 17, 2013 -
Caktus is hiring a Design Visionary and User Experience Virtuoso with a Knack for Coding
Do your mornings usually consist of reading design blogs and drinking coffee? Are you obsessive about fonts? Are you constantly seeking out new inspiration to make your designs ... Read more
July 15, 2013 -
Caktus and Python Software Foundation Collaborate on PyCon 2014 in Montreal Site
Caktus is proud to be a part of the launch of the PyCon 2014 in Montreal website. We were delighted to be selected as this year’s partner for software development and brand upda... Read more
July 10, 2013 -
MEDIA_ROOT and Django Tests
If you’ve ever written a test for a view or model with associated uploaded files you might have noticed a small problem with those files hanging around after the tests are comp... Read more
June 26, 2013 -
Making your Django app more pluggable
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 pr... Read more
June 12, 2013