Showing 1 to 6 of 247 blog posts in the technical category.
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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 -
Django: Recommended Reading
It's important to read up on the latest industry trends and technologies to stay current in order to address our clients' challenges. We even maintain a library in our office fo... Read more
March 1, 2019 -
Suggestions For Picking Up Old Projects
At Caktus, we work on many projects, some of which are built by us from start to finish, while others are inherited from other sources. Oftentimes, we pick up a project that we... Read more
February 15, 2019 -
A Guide To Creating An API Endpoint With Django Rest Framework
As part of our work to make sharp web apps at Caktus, we frequently create API endpoints that allow other software to interact with a server. Oftentimes this means using a fron... Read more
February 1, 2019 -
How to Use Django Bulk Inserts for Greater Efficiency
It's been awhile since we last discussed bulk inserts on the Caktus blog. The idea is simple: if you have an application that needs to insert a lot of data into a Django model ... Read more
January 9, 2019 -
Caktus Blog: Top 18 Posts of 2018
In 2018, we published 44 posts on our blog, including technical how-to’s, a series on UX research methods, web development best practices, and tips for project management. Among... Read more
January 1, 2019
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