July 20th, 2008 | by Derek | published in django
The first-ever DjangoCon will be held Sept. 6-7 at the Googleplex in Mountain View, Calif. The preliminary program looks incredible, and I’m sad to be missing it. My summer travels have been plenty and another West Coast trip, especially over a weekend, is a bit too much (there’s also the nagging point that I’d have [...]
June 9th, 2008 | by Derek | published in Rails, django
A couple of folks have asked me lately whether, having first worked with Django and now with Rails, I would recommend one over the other. I resisted the impulse because, first, I’m an expert in neither framework and second, because the answer really is: it depends. So, that about wraps it up, eh?
Actually, I think [...]
April 14th, 2008 | by Derek | published in django
Update: the companion Rails version of the Dolphins Draft Database is up.
So as of this morning, a Google search for Miami Dolphins Draft Database listed the basic Web app I built and launched last Friday at #2, second only to the Sun-Sentinel’s database. This pretty clearly underscores the importance of search engine awareness when designing [...]
April 11th, 2008 | by Derek | published in Data, Sports, django
Update: a bug in the search form pointed out by Joe Weiss has been fixed. Thanks, Joe!
I’ve written before about the applicability of database work to sports, particularly local college and professional teams, and there are signs out there that some news organizations are tackling this previously under-served area. With the NFL draft fast approaching, [...]
April 10th, 2008 | by Derek | published in django
The Database of CAR Stories that I maintain on this site is built using the open-source Django Web framework. So it only makes sense that I should also publish the code that makes DOCS run, and now it’s available on github. This likely won’t prove useful to hardcore Django folks, but perhaps CAR people new [...]