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Security Without Authentication - Shareable Secret Links in Django
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Sometimes you need to restrict access to a resource without requiring authentication. While authentication is best when possible, Django makes it easy to do either way.
Python Dictionaries Under the Hood
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Iain Watts gives a talk about what happens in a Python dictionary when you use this seemingly simple object at the Denver Python meetup hosted by Fusionbox.
Super Simple, Persistent, Dynamically Generated Django Avatars
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Implementing persistent dynamically generated avatars in Django is super simple!
Graph Algorithms in a Database: Recursive CTEs and Topological Sort with Postgres
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Surprisingly, databases can be used to do graph algorithms. Using Postgres, this post pushes SQL to its Turing Complete limits by using a powerful device called a Recursive CTE to traverse complicated foreign key relationships as if they were directed graphs. It starts out simple and builds up to a query that will topologically sort any acyclic graph.
Two-Phase Logging of Critical Events
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Frequently, logging that an event has taken place is just as important as the event being triggered in the first place. Here's how to use two-phase logging in order to avoid any important gaps in your e-commerce code.
Creating Interactive React Components with SVGs
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In this post, we will talk about creating interactive SVGs with React.
Fusionbox Hosts Workshop to Teach Women Programming
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Last Saturday (Oct 22), the Fusionbox offices underwent a dramatic weekend transformation, becoming the temporary home of the second Django Girls Denver workshop.
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Good typography is essential to great user experiences, but type can be tricky to get right on screens. Here I look at the constraints imposed by screens, and examine what their limitations mean for the UX of reading.