Django Authentication & Deployment
April 19, 2026In the final part of the Django Bootcamp, we add user authentication with Django's built-in auth system and deploy our bookmark manager to production with Railway.
Building a Cozy Terminal Fire in Rust
April 10, 2026How I built firesym, a terminal fire simulation based on the DOOM PSX fire algorithm, using Rust and ratatui.
Authentication in a Full-Stack Rust
April 8, 2026Part 4 of building a full-stack URL shortener in Rust. We add API key authentication using Axum middleware and Tower layers to protect our write endpoints.
Django Views & Templates
April 7, 2026In this beginner-friendly guide, we build out the views and templates for our bookmark manager — listing bookmarks, viewing details, creating new ones, and deleting them.
Error Handling & Validation in Rust
March 30, 2026Part 3 of building a full-stack URL shortener in Rust. We add custom error types, URL validation, and structured JSON error responses to our Axum API.
Models & the Django Admin
March 30, 2026In this beginner-friendly guide, we define our bookmark model, run database migrations, and explore Django's built-in admin panel to manage our data.
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Persisting Data with sqlx and SQLite
March 14, 2026Part 2 of building a full-stack URL shortener in Rust. We swap our in-memory HashMap for SQLite with sqlx, write migrations, and persist URLs across restarts.
Creating Your First Django Project
March 9, 2026In this beginner-friendly guide, we create our first Django project, explore its file structure, and build our first view to display a page in the browser.