Django 1.1 introduces a new admin URL system using standard resolvers, allowing URL reversal and custom URL-providing objects.
A developer explains the reasons for open-sourcing his personal website built with Django, including community contribution and potential benefits.
A request for open-source backup solutions that use a database for tracking incremental backups, avoiding inefficient hard-link directory trees.
Explores a subtle bug in Java's Enum class when using getClass() on enums with methods, and provides a solution using getDeclaringClass().
A developer details rebuilding his personal website from scratch using Django and Python, explaining the technical motivations and migration process.
A screencast tutorial on using jQuery and ASP.NET MVC to check username availability during user registration.
Explains how to use Git and Jekyll for a minimalist, developer-friendly blogging workflow, treating posts as code.
A tutorial on using Microsoft's Pex tool for automated white-box testing and code verification in .NET, including a practical example.
A developer's top 5 technical blog posts from 2008, focusing on PHPExcel, ASP.NET MVC, and Visual Studio profiling.
A developer's guide to improving Perl skills, covering documentation, CPAN modules, and a review of a Perl testing book.
A developer critiques Lua's design flaws, focusing on the length operator and index metamethods, based on months of experience using it for system configuration.
A reflection on the philosophical conflict between idealism and pragmatism within the Debian project and the broader Free Software movement.
A tutorial on implementing a read-only form field in Django using a custom Field and Widget class, despite it being non-standard architecture.
Explores embedded systems through the lens of Mario Kart, discussing concepts like the 'One-Way Wall' and how programmers can view the world.
A tutorial on creating custom function templatetags in Django's template system to define and call functions within templates.
A review of the book 'ASP.NET 3.5 Application Architecture and Design', covering its content and target audience for developers new to architectural concepts.
A Python tutorial on creating a flexible date range iterator generator using datetime and timedelta.
Final part of a series detailing the deployment of an ASP.NET MVC application (CarTrackr) to Windows Azure, covering challenges and solutions.
A presentation about the Hades project was given at the Java User Group Karlsruhe, following an introduction to Aspect-Oriented Programming.
Part 4 of a series on migrating an ASP.NET MVC app to Windows Azure, focusing on implementing authentication using Windows Live ID.
