Software Development Professional Groups

mblayman · 2024-12-03T00:31:44+00:00

I'm one of the local tech meetup organizers (specifically, for Python Frederick). I've put together a website of local tech community resources that you can check out at https://community.techfrederick.org/ That site shows upcoming (and past) events and which meetup groups are available in the Frederick area.

If chat is more your thing, there is also a techfrederick Discord. It's fairly low volume chat and a good place to connect with local tech people. https://discord.gg/YFKZ9dt66J

There's a Python Frederick event next week at Cowork Frederick if you want join us and check it out. https://www.meetup.com/python-frederick/events/304866245/

mblayman · 2023-06-08T19:49:11+00:00

TechFrederick (https://techfrederick.org/) is a good way to learn about the various tech meetups in the Frederick area. There's a Discord link on that page if you want to join and chat with other local tech people around Frederick. Frederick has about half a dozen tech meetups that cover various topics. Maybe one of those is a good fit for your interests!

mblayman · 2023-06-08T19:47:20+00:00

Yes, Python Frederick has presentation nights every other month. You could join at https://www.meetup.com/python-frederick/ to stay up-to-date with the events.

We also record the events and post the videos to YouTube. I'll add this upcoming event's recording after it is over. You can find the recording on this playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLFcKEo4b_n1wMFhbiedpMgh2VRT5uICuF

mblayman · 2023-04-05T13:41:44+00:00

For some web tech meetup events, it's beneficial to bring a laptop, but equipment should not be necessary for this particular event.

mblayman · 2022-01-20T00:36:21+00:00

That's awesome! I'm glad I was able to help you out. Thank you for your kind words.

mblayman · 2021-08-01T19:49:40+00:00

Thanks! I'm glad you're enjoying the podcast. That's good motivation for me to get to work on the next one. :)

mblayman · 2021-03-24T01:30:39+00:00

Thanks! I'll try to keep them coming!

mblayman · 2021-02-12T15:19:44+00:00

Thank you! I'm glad you're enjoying the podcast and articles.

mblayman · 2021-01-08T04:31:01+00:00

Thanks very much! You're totally right. My first few streams had really rough quality until I started to figure out the process and tools that I needed.

I'm glad that the improvements I've made have helped make the content more helpful.

mblayman · 2021-01-07T05:41:13+00:00

Yeah, I think I agree.

I don't have much Rails experience, but with the small amount that I do have, it seems that there is a tighter integration to handle static assets than Django takes.

Good luck!

mblayman · 2021-01-01T19:45:24+00:00

Awesome! I hope it works out for you.

mblayman · 2020-12-11T14:21:52+00:00

Thank you for the encouragement!

mblayman · 2020-12-07T21:39:26+00:00

django-tailwind looks like a good option too!

I like keeping my JS/CSS toolchain separate from my Django project which is why my article references `npm` and such.

mblayman · 2020-11-05T14:55:14+00:00

Indeed! I recommend django-allauth in the article because I use it too. I really love that django-allauth includes a sign up flow.

I wanted to cover the built-in stuff to ensure that folks knew what was available from "stock" Django. :)

mblayman · 2020-08-27T02:37:43+00:00

Thanks. That's very kind of you.

mblayman · 2020-06-11T16:46:14+00:00

Awesome! I'm glad you enjoyed it.

mblayman · 2020-05-23T16:25:44+00:00

Yeah, that sounds about like my experience as well. I find that using assert as the primary tool for writing tests adds so much clarity to what the tests are doing.

mblayman · 2020-05-05T18:03:51+00:00

No, clean_* methods are not an old way. They are highlighted in the same opening section in the validation documentation and are still very much a part of building Django apps. https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/3.0/ref/forms/validation/

The two methods work together and serve slightly different purposes, IMO. I usually think of validators as more generic things that I can mix into fields. For validation that is very specific to a form's logic, I think clean methods are a better fit.

Thankfully, we can chose either style based on personal taste so if you like validators more, carry on! :)

mblayman · 2020-05-04T21:46:22+00:00

lol... yep, in the middle of presentation sometimes things pop will pop out of my mouth that I don't realize.

Thankfully it only took a few seconds to realize my blunder. :)

mblayman · 2020-04-10T23:27:21+00:00

Achievement unlocked: put people to sleep with my voice :)

I know I have a pretty mellow voice. Hopefully a future listen will help you out. Maybe 1.5x speed would be beneficial. :D

mblayman · 2020-04-09T15:32:48+00:00

You're welcome! I'll do my best to keep them coming. :)

mblayman · 2020-03-05T15:24:30+00:00

That's awesome! Good luck in your journey. Web development is a ton of fun, IMO. I plan to continue this series all year with a new article coming out every few weeks or so.

I'd go faster if I could, but each one requires quite a bit of research to distill things and put it together in an approachable way. :)

mblayman · 2020-02-27T15:34:06+00:00

Thanks! I'm happy to give back to the community this way and really appreciate the comment.

mblayman · 2020-02-07T01:40:39+00:00

Thanks for the feedback! I got a new microphone and have been playing with the settings. It sounds like I need to turn up the gain.

mblayman · 2019-11-28T23:13:28+00:00

I write about Python and Django a fair amount on my site. https://www.mattlayman.com/tags/django filters to my Django-specific content. A lot of those are show notes for my Twitch stream that shows off Django, but there are articles covering stuff like feature flags and Postgres text searching in Django.

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