Category: Development
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The new Hello Web Books website has launched!
Over the last few months, I've been slowly increasing the capabilities of this website with the ultimate goal of replacing several external services I was depending on. I'm excited to say that work has finally finished! HelloWebBooks.com now has a full educational site back-end. You can order my book packages, … Read more...
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Does your inbox feel too quiet? The hidden consequences for temporarily breaking your email.
A month ago, an error with my business's email address caused it to bounce. Even after I discovered and fixed the issue, this lead to a still-unknown amount of emails to silently be suppressed while I carried on unaware. Email suppressions should be something everyone should be aware about but … Read more...
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The new Hello Web Books website is nearly completed
I've been working on a better backend for this website and moving off the external services I've been using (external video hosting, external payments, etc.) I'm about to launch and I have some preview screenshots for you! Read more...
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Updates! Dug myself into a very big (and fun) programming hole
One of the things I wanted to accomplish this week (in honor of the Patreon launch) was an update to one of the zines; either getting the art done for the Windows or Linux command line zine or working more on the content for the git zine. BUT that programming … Read more...
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Moved HelloWebBooks.com from a static site generator to full Django site
This website got a big update! I created this website way back in the day using a static site generator named Cactus, which worked okay for what I wanted to do. Back then, my concerns were more about time to get things launched and making things as easy as possible … Read more...
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First free zine on command line basics has launched today
Over the last few weeks, I've been working on a little project to go along with the Kickstarter campaign for Hello Web App (one week left!) I've punted around the idea of releasing little mini-books or zines on small ideas, like pairing fonts or working with git. Today I'm releasing … Read more...
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Tutorial: Calculating your Stripe monthly recurring revenue (MRR)
I love Stripe, the customer payment solution I advocate using in Hello Web App: Intermediate Concepts, but I wish the Stripe's dashboard came with a bit more information about the state of your project and revenue. Here's my script for pulling in that information for your Django project. Read more...
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Tutorial: Setting up the password change functionality with Django
In the original Hello Web App book, I walk you through the process of setting up your registration and login pages so user's can join and log into your new app. We also set up the password reset views on the login form, so if a user doesn't remember their … Read more...
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Introduction to class-based views in Django
When I first started learning Django, I used Kenneth Love's excellent Django video series. Kenneth now works at Treehouse as a Django instructor. For this chapter, I decided to pass the torch and let him tell you all about class-based views, as I know what an excellent instructor he is … Read more...
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Tutorial: How to set up a contact form with Django
This tutorial is intended as a follow-on to my book, Hello Web App, which teaches the basics of web app development — from ideation to deployment. In this walkthrough, we're going to build something relatively easy: a simple contact form where your users can enter their name, email address, and … Read more...
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