A technical guide on implementing an identity mapper with caching optimizations in Django to reduce database queries.
Technical analysis of optimizing an Identity Mapper in Django, focusing on query reduction and in-process caching strategies.
A tutorial on implementing a basic identity map pattern in Django to optimize memory by ensuring duplicate database objects are represented by the same Python instance.
Django 1.1 introduces F() expressions for database queries, enabling field comparisons and arithmetic in filter() and update() methods.
Explains the new aggregate and annotate query syntax for Django 1.1, detailing how to perform calculations like MAX, MIN, and COUNT on data.
Explains how to create an efficient timeline view in Django by merging multiple sorted querysets to minimize database queries.
Argues that perfectly uncoupled code is impossible, using Django's ORM and admin as examples of necessary coupling to specific APIs.
A tutorial on implementing and configuring the Django sitemap framework to generate XML sitemaps for a website.
Explores how Python's design, inspired by economic incentives, enforces best practices like readability and secure coding to benefit developers long-term.
A guide on setting up and running the Django test suite for development and patch testing.
A developer highlights key upcoming features in Django 1.1, including ORM aggregation, model validation, and class-based generic views.
A discussion on the risks and benefits of using Django's undocumented internal APIs, with advice on managing compatibility.
A technical deep dive into Django's internal model system, explaining the add_to_class and contribute_to_class methods.
A developer shares his essential open-source software stack for daily work on Ubuntu, including Python, Django, and various productivity tools.
A technical deep dive into how Django models work internally, focusing on the ModelBase metaclass and the class creation process.
A technical guide on creating a generic LazyForeignKey field in Django to simplify foreign key relationships and add custom manager functionality.
A guide to creating a custom Django ForeignKey field that automatically generates a manager to filter objects by user, simplifying user-specific queries.
A developer shares their experience using the feedparser library with Django to parse RSS/Atom feeds and handle date/timezone conversion challenges.
A developer recounts attending a Python Onsen event, working on a Django lifestream app, and discussing web development with peers.
