Talks and Publications

See what our team is saying about web development, design, complex projects, and social impact technology.

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Teach your sites to call for help: automated problem reporting (cover image)

Teach Your Sites to Call for Help: Automated Problem Reporting for Online Services

Dan Poirier

Keep users happy after your site launches by addressing problems before users complain. This presentation by Caktus developer Dan Poirier, delivered at PyTennessee 2018, lays out which problems you may want to be notified about and a number of tools that can help.

PyTennessee

JIRA Cloud for Sketch

JIRA Cloud for Sketch

Basia Coulter

Learn how JIRA Cloud for Sketch simplifies workflows and saves time for designers.

ExploreUX

Cover slide for the presentation, "Write an API for Almost Anything".

Write an API for Almost Anything: The Amazing Power and Flexibility of Django Rest Framework

Charlotte Mays

This presentation dives into what an API is, why they're useful, and how to build one of your own using the Django Rest Framework. Originally delivered by Caktus developer Charlotte Mays at DjangoCon 2017.

DjangoCon

Charlotte Mays presenting her talk at DjangoCon 2017.

Write an API for Almost Anything: The Amazing Power and Flexibility of Django Rest Framework (Video)

Charlotte Mays

Learn more about what an API is, why they're useful, and how to build one of your own using the Django Rest Framework. Originally delivered and recorded at DjangoCon 2017.

DjangoCon

Cover slide for Basia Coulter's talk about using user story mapping to develop a high-level release plan.

Caktus Group Lightning Talk: From User Story Mapping to Release Plan

Basia Coulter

UX Designer Basia Coulter delivered a lightning talk at Caktus about user story mapping and how to use it to deliver a high-level release plan for web development. This talk was also delivered as part of the ExploreUX Raleigh Meetup's lightning talk series.

Setting up JupyterHub for Distance Learning

Setting Up JupyterHub for Distance Learning

Charlotte Mays

This talk demonstrates setting up a JupyterHub on Digital Ocean Webhosting for a distance learning tutorial. One of the challenges of distance learning is configuring student computers with a uniform Python development system, a situation which is compounded with remote students. As part of the solution, Charlotte utilizes a repo authored by Min Ragan Kelley, whom she acknowledges with gratitude and respect. She also includes an explanation of the use of letsencrypt. Charlotte is a principle facilitator in the local PyLadies chapter and intends to use this tutorial as part of her involvement with teaching intro-level Python classes.

TriPython

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Books

Our team’s published books give you a detailed look into building thoughtful web applications with high code quality.

Lightweight Django

Julia Elman & Mark Lavin

A guide for intermediate Django users to hone their skills.

Purchase from O'Reilly Media

Django 1.1 Testing and Debugging

A Django classic text on debugging that still holds true today.

Purchase from Packt Publishing