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Golang for Python Devs

After doing Python for the past 10 years, Go seemed totally foreign. But a few days and a few hundred online searches later, I had finally cobbled together my first “real” Go program. The one thing I...

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How To Alternate Blocks in Your Django & Wagtail Templates

When we get a website design from a designer, we have to figure out how to implement that design in the code. Sometimes this means that we need to create custom page models or custom page templates t...

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Join us for Hacktoberfest 2020

CodeRed is participating in Hacktoberfest! If you are a new web developer and want to participate in the Hacktoberfest challenge from Digital Ocean , we have several issues that are beginner-friendl...

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How to Dump Your Django Database and Load It into a New Project

Sometimes you just need to transfer your Django project database into a fresh environment with a new database. This could be the case if you are changing from one type of database to another, or if y...

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Spell Check Django Templates, HTML, Markdown, and RST Files in VS Code

Spelling is important, and something that most developers are less than perfect at (myself included). In the age of spellcheck and autocorrect, it's inexcusable to have spelling or typographical erro...

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Free Website Services for Small Businesses Impacted by COVID-19

I realize this must be the 100th COVID-19 notice in your inbox this week. I'll keep it short and sweet. In addition to our own business continuity plan, we will be offering free website services for...

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Building a Python Agent with CLI and Web API

Did you ever wish to have a little python program running on your server to help automate tasks? While a lot can be done with cron jobs, bash scripts, and SSH-based tools such as ansible — sometimes ...

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Beta Testers Wanted!

Go to any Django or Wagtail support forum and you’ll probably find one question coming up over and over again: “How the heck do I deploy this thing?” OR “Help! I deployed it and now have 100 yaks to ...

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What “The Python Community” Really Means

Ask any Python developer what the best part of Python is, and they’ll tell you: “the community”. However I was recently reminded that to most folks, the concept of a tech “community” is completely me...

Filed under: Django/Wagtail Insight

Using VS Code with a Legacy .NET Project

Originally published: August 8, 2018. Updated for 2019: more modular install and no longer depends on full version Visual Studio! I think one of the worst parts about working with a “legacy” codeba...

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