Caktus Blog
Web development blog with how-to's on UX, quality assurance, project management, and more.
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Our Favorite PyCon 2019 Presentations
PyCon 2019 attracted 3,393 attendees, including a group of six Cakti. When we weren’t networking with attendees at our booth, we attended some fascinating presentations. See whi... Read more
June 11, 2019 -
Be Quick or Eat Potatoes: A Newbie’s Guide to PyCon
This year I attended PyCon for the first time. It’s rather amazing that I haven’t been before, since I’ve been using Python professionally for over 15 years. PyCon 2019 was held... Read more
May 23, 2019 -
How to Switch to a Custom Django User Model Mid-Project
The Django documentation recommends always starting your project with a custom user model (even if it's identical to Django's to begin with), to make it easier to customize lat... Read more
April 26, 2019 -
The Secret Lives of Cakti (Part 3): Game On!
It may be no surprise that there are gamers among our Caktus crew, but you may be surprised by the type of games that Cakti play. From the ancient art of Mahjong to the modern f... Read more
April 16, 2019 -
We're Eagerly Preparing for PyCon 2019!
We're excited to continue to sponsor PyCon 2019, the premier event for the Python community, which takes place in Cleveland, OH, from May 1 - 9. PyCon attracts attendees from ar... Read more
April 11, 2019 -
Caktus Adopts New Web Framework
Beginning immediately, Caktus will build projects using our new COBOL-based framework. We've come to realize that languages like Python offer nothing that more time-tested langu... Read more
April 1, 2019
