Author Philip Kiely

June 25, 2020 — Front-end developers and designers create amazing static assets for web applications. In this article, we’re focusing on what happens after the style hotfix or beautiful graphic you just finished is pushed to master. Read more…

April 16, 2020 — The admin panel is one of the most powerful, flexible features that the Django web framework provides, combining instant off-the-shelf functionality with infinite customization. Using an example project based on a library inventory system, we’ll use the admin panel to learn about creating models and interacting with relational databases in Django. Read more…

April 2, 2020 — In this article, Philip explores breaking down a complex webpage into multiple templates, composing those components, and applying tags and filters to refactor a plain HTML page. Read more…

February 6, 2020 — One major reason to develop a dynamic site is to authenticate users and restrict content. Django provides a powerful out-of-the-box user model, and in this article, we’ll walk through the best way to provide secure, intuitive user authentication flows. Read more…

November 12, 2019 — Agile has had a long time to infiltrate software development. While the methodology advocates for “co-located, dedicated teams,” in its ubiquity Agile is frequently applied to teams partially or fully composed of part-time workers. While there are lessons to be taken from the practice, Agile must be adapted to support, rather than hinder, part-time teams. Read more…

October 2, 2019 — In this article, we will use speech-to-text to draft transcripts of podcasts and interviews for publication. We’ll also evaluate the overall accuracy of these format-transformation technologies by running a few samples through round-trip transcriptions. Read more…

August 1, 2019 — Text-to-speech can help you create more versatile, accessible content. You could purchase recording equipment and spend hours recording and editing each narration, but if you want most of the benefit for only a couple of minutes and a few pennies per post, consider using AWS instead. This article will demonstrate how to use Amazon Polly to narrate your content. Read more…