To build this website, I decided to use the Django framework. It's written in Python and makes a lot of the server side coding amazingly easy. Like Python, it has a "batteries included" philosophy that means that you don't have to waste time reinventing the low level stuff. I'm told that it's similar to the Rails framework for Ruby, which is currently better known.
The Wiki Is Up (2010-02-21)
The wiki is now up again, and I’ve transferred the major content from the previous incarnation. After a bit of thought, I’ve decided to stick with dokuwiki instead of moving to mediawiki or any of the other alternatives.
My major problem now is getting a vaguely consistent look ...
moreSearch In Django (2010-02-18)
Although I’ve not done any more coding today, I was reading at lunch about how to add comments and search to my blog app. The comments seem fairly straightforward, as django comes with a comments framework which can easily be glued on to what I already have. I will ...
moreThe Blog Is Up! (2010-02-17)
My website finally does something again! Progress has been slow because I decided to gain a bit of experience with Django by building a simple blog. Building a basic blog app with Django is actually amazingly simple, although I suspect that some of the bells and whistles that professional blog ...
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