The road to my first web development job

Apr 17, 20238 min read

What I learned about myself, and about the state of the job market in 2023 · Now that the contract is signed, I can announce publicly that I just got my...

The road to my first web development job

Docker: the false promise of "run anywhere"

Feb 23, 20235 min read

Docker builds may not be as platform-independent as they seem... · We all know and love Docker, right? The ability to build and deploy your software in a...

Docker: the false promise of "run anywhere"

Flask-Praetorian for dummies

Oct 14, 20229 min read

A step-by-step walkthrough to help you add authentication to your Flask API · There are a plethora of Python packages providing authentication...

Flask-Praetorian for dummies

Django & Heroku: a match made in heaven?

Aug 17, 20226 min read

5 'gotchas' to be aware of when deploying a Django project on Heroku · My very first blog post on Hashnode was about the trials and tribulations of...

Django & Heroku: a match made in heaven?

Reimagining front-end web development with htmx and hyperscript

Jul 1, 20228 min read

We all know that to create an interactive front end for your website you need JavaScript. Not just vanilla JS, mind: we're in 2022, and to create an...

Reimagining front-end web development with htmx and hyperscript

Testing Django login and registration forms with Pytest and Selenium

May 30, 20225 min read

Automated in-browser testing of a Django login and user registration form plus password reset functionality using Pytest and Selenium WebDriver · One of...

Testing Django login and registration forms with Pytest and Selenium