9 Items for May 2009
Django and Relativity Updated
Currently it's the season of EuroDjangoCon and I'm reading various presentations. One interesting thing I'm seeing is that many people are using relative paths in their settings.py file but in different ways. (For reference, see Django and Relativity). So far I've seen:
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os.path.dirname ...
How To Create A Data Entry Screen | iPhone Development Blog
I'm thinking I will need this in the not so distant future.
pinvoke - Icons and pixel fonts
Fugue icon set.
korpios's bulbs at master - GitHub
A collection of interesting code, mostly Django related, used by The Onion.
Yolk
Yolk is a command-line tool querying PyPI and Python packages installed on your system.
django-tinymce - Google Code
A django forms widget with support for languages, spell checking, and file browsing. Nice!
The Little Manual of API Design
Insights into API design from Trolltech, makers of the QT libraries. Adding this to my to-read list. (PDF)
The Git Parable
A fictional tale of a programmer's quest to make a version control system, except what it describes in step by step detail is how Git works. Nicely done and informative.