Caktus Blog
Web development blog with how-to's on UX, quality assurance, project management, and more.
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Handling Configuration and Server Snippets When Upgrading to ingress-nginx 1.12.0
Handling Configuration and Server Snippets When Upgrading to ingress-nginx 1.12.0 As part of our ongoing Sustainability and Maintenance efforts, we are upgrading our Kubernete... Read more
July 3, 2025 -
Avoiding Timezone Traps: Correctly Extracting Date/Time Subfields in Django with PostgreSQL
Working with timezones can sometimes lead to confusing results, especially when combining Django's ORM, raw SQL for performance (like in PostgreSQL materialized views), and spe... Read more
June 16, 2025 -
How to Migrate your Python & Django Projects to uv
I recently migrated a legacy project that used requirements files to uv. I undertook the project in hopes of streamlining the setup process and to help to ensure that the versi... Read more
June 11, 2025 -
DjangoCon Europe 2025 Highlights
Three Cakti recently attended DjangoCon Europe 2025 in Dublin and it was a wonderful experience! It was great to see and chat with various Django community members we usually on... Read more
May 27, 2025 -
Chicago Like a Local: Part 2
Discover Chicago's hidden gems beyond the usual tourist spots. Explore unique eats, speakeasies, offbeat museums, and nature escapes. This guide highlights local favorites and q... Read more
April 24, 2025 -
Tips for Tracking Django Model Changes with django-pghistory
Django and its admin interface are a big part of why Caktus uses Django, but the admin's ability to log database changes is limited. For example, it shows only changes made via... Read more
April 7, 2025
