June 2008
3 posts
Django On Google App Engine -- First Thoughts.
I’m in the midst of converting a semi-complete Django application to deploy on Google Apps Engine. It’s not going as smoothly as I’d like, to say the least. After the jump, my first thoughts on the subject and a couple gotchas I ran into.
If you haven’t completed your application, don’t write it for Django. GAE-Django is a completely different beast.
There’s...
Handling GET vars in django templates using custom...
Django has some fantastic features for pretty URLs, but I haven’t been able to find an elegant way to handle multiple GET vars.
Now, it may just be that making requests with GET vars isn’t very ‘django’-like, but I find GET vars are a very appropriate vector for view filters. Sticking sort and search filters into a URL is problematic, because it will result in...
Installing XP on a Gateway M-6824 Laptop
I’ll admit it — I gave up on Vista. It seemed like every 20 minutes the extra loud fan on my Gateway M-6824 would start whirring, and I was super-annoyed by the two-step flow to the Task Manager. (I hated the obviously tacked-on User Access Control, but that was quickly turned off). After the jump, a touch more whining about Vista and how to install XP on a M-6824.
I don’t need...