Rob's CogitationsCogitate on code alongside Rob Hudson, a software engineer sharing experiences, learnings, and insights on Python, Django, and web development.https://rob.cogit8.org/A Guide to Dokku for Monorepo Applicationshttps://rob.cogit8.org/posts/dokku-monorepo/https://rob.cogit8.org/posts/dokku-monorepo/This guide explains how to deploy a fullstack monorepo application with a private backend API and a public frontend from a single repository on Dokku.Thu, 22 Jan 2026 20:00:00 GMTOptimizing Django Docker Builds with Astral’s `uv`https://rob.cogit8.org/posts/optimizing-django-docker-builds-with-astrals-uv/https://rob.cogit8.org/posts/optimizing-django-docker-builds-with-astrals-uv/Learn how to speed up and harden your Django Docker builds using Astral’s uv for faster installs, better caching, and reproducible environments.Sun, 01 Jun 2025 20:00:00 GMTObsidian and Git: A Quick Setup Guide for Developershttps://rob.cogit8.org/posts/2025-03-25-obsidian-git-quick-setup-for-developers/https://rob.cogit8.org/posts/2025-03-25-obsidian-git-quick-setup-for-developers/A streamlined approach to setting up Git version control for your Obsidian vault using SSH authentication.Tue, 25 Mar 2025 20:00:00 GMTFrom pyenv to uv: Streamlining Python Managementhttps://rob.cogit8.org/posts/2024-09-19-pyenv-to-uv/https://rob.cogit8.org/posts/2024-09-19-pyenv-to-uv/A quick guide on transitioning from pyenv to Astral's uv, highlighting its speed, unified workflow, and tips for setting up Python environments efficiently.Thu, 19 Sep 2024 20:00:00 GMTThe django-csp 4.x refactorhttps://rob.cogit8.org/posts/2024-06-05-the-django-csp-4.x-refactorhttps://rob.cogit8.org/posts/2024-06-05-the-django-csp-4.x-refactorSharing the journey behind the django-csp 4.0 refactor, exploring the motivations and improvements.Wed, 05 Jun 2024 20:00:00 GMTUsing Celery's Canvas to Reduce Elasticsearch Index Timehttps://rob.cogit8.org/posts/2014-11-27-using-canvas-reduce-elasticsearch-index-time/https://rob.cogit8.org/posts/2014-11-27-using-canvas-reduce-elasticsearch-index-time/How I leveraged Celery's group and chord primitives to parallelize the indexing process when reindexing data into Elasticsearch for the Firefox Marketplace search backend, reducing the full reindex time from over 40 minutes to under 3 minutes.Thu, 27 Nov 2014 20:00:00 GMT