April 2020

I am aggregating here some more or less interesting stuff of various IT related materials which I came across this month. Some of them are strictly related to the things I did or am currently doing.

Some thoughts

This month I focused mostly on the Google Cloud Platform. I learnt a lot about delivering infrastructure as code [IaC] with Terraform. I was able to set up a project from scratch which contained dozens of resources (BigQuery, Cloud Functions, PubSub, Storage etc.) by using just a few commands. I used Qwiklabs, a platform which provides real cloud environments that help developers learn about them. I completed 4 Qwiklab quests (they consist of labs, in total I finished 32 labs), here’s the link to my public Qwiklab profile profile. I also started playing with automation (Ansible) and container orchestration (Kubernetes) which will be helpful to grasp more complex environments.

Articles

Open Sourcing a GitHub Engagement Dashboard

This post details how to leverage a simple data pipeline and other assets that we're open sourcing to deploy a GitHub Engagement Dashboard in your Superset environment.

Reddit · Why does all() return True if the iterable is empty?

Does it make sense for all() to return True for an empty list? Is “all unicorns are blue” a true statement? Does shaving your dog contradict the statement “all mammals have fur?” You’ll have to read to find out!

Google Summer of Code reflection

Fantastic advice from Django's 2019 GSOC student.

Python libraries

rumps

Ridiculously Uncomplicated macOS Python Statusbar apps

Django

9 Django Tips for Working with Databases

Multiple tips for getting more out of Django's ORM.

Create and update Django rest framework nested serializers

In this article we will see about the Django rest framework nested serializers and how to create a DRF writable nested serializers.

How to Provide Test Fixtures for Django Models in Pytest

If you’re working in Django, pytest fixtures can help you create tests for your models that are uncomplicated to maintain.

Against service layers in Django

An in-depth piece on structuring code and logic within Django.

Django - Templates For User Interfaces

A deep look at Django templates.

About Removing Duplicates in the Database - DjangoTricks

An elegant code snippet for removing duplicates in a database.

TLDR: Generate Django Secret Key

This TLDR is a quick reminder of how to generate a secret key locally, without going to some website on the internet to generate it for you.

Django styleguide

Django styleguide used in HackSoft projects

The Django Speed Handbook: making a Django app faster

If you haven’t taken a close look at the performance of your web-app yet, you’re bound to find something good here.

Tools

globalhack-laptop-installer

Globalhack entry - easy laptop automated imager

ansible

Ansible is a radically simple IT automation system. It handles configuration management, application deployment, cloud provisioning, ad-hoc task execution, network automation, and multi-node orchestration.