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Practical articles on Django, Python, AWS, and software development. 60 articles

Django + PostgreSQL Performance: Indexes, Connection Pooling, and Query Plans

Most Django apps slow down at the database layer, not the view layer. Here's how to diagnose it and fix it: indexes, EX…

Vibe-coded Django apps work on localhost. Most aren't ready for production. This checklist covers the 12 things that wi…

Celery with Redis takes 20 minutes to set up but the production config takes experience. Here's the complete setup: wor…

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The hardest part of testing code you didn't write isn't technical — it's knowing where to start. Don't start with unit …

N+1 is the single biggest Django performance killer. Fix it step-by-step with select_related, prefetch_related, only(),…

Five production patterns every Django REST API needs: URL versioning, serializer validation, JWT with SimpleJWT, reques…

A basic web app costs $3,000–$15,000 with a freelancer, $50,000+ with an agency. Here's the full breakdown by project t…

Most remote developer hiring failures trace back to unclear scope and no code review process — not timezone differences…

The biggest hiring mistake is testing language trivia instead of system design thinking. Here's what actually matters w…