Matt Layman

Matt Layman is a software engineer from Frederick, MD. He is an open source software maintainer and advocate for Python.

Frederick, MD, USA Joined on Aug 17, 2019 https://www.mattlayman.com/

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Senior Software Engineer at Doctor on Demand

Matt Layman

Mar 10

Understand Django: Security and Django

#python #django #security

10 min read

Understand Django: Go Fast With Django

Hi, Grace! I'm glad you liked the article. No gift needed, bu...

Mar 6

How To Use Htmx In Django

Yes, you could certainly view it that way. I think it simplif...

Jul 1 '21

Supercharging Vim: Navigate files instantly

Those look like some interesting features of fzf! Switching t...

May 21 '21

Understand Django: Templates For User Interfaces

Thanks for pointing that out! Times, they are a changin'!

May 21 '21

Understand Django: Store Data With Models

Thanks! I'm glad you're enjoying the series.

Feb 27 '21

Understand Django: Test Your Apps

I think Selenium is a fine choice, but I find that it's a lot...

Feb 27 '21

Hunt bugs with git-bisect

I love git bisect, and I think it's great that your article s...

Jan 21 '21

Supercharging Vim: Navigate files instantly

I think async in Django will be great in the long run. I pers...

Oct 23 '20

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Matt Layman

Jan 19

Understand Django: Go Fast With Django

#python #django #performance

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Matt Layman

Nov 4 '21

Understand Django: Command Your App

#python #django #commands

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Sep 14 '21

Understand Django: User File Use

#python #django #files

8 min read

Matt Layman

Aug 9 '21

Vim 101: Basics of the Vim Text Editor

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Aug 2 '21

Django Riffs, a podcast for learning Django

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Matt Layman

Jul 26 '21

Serverless Python And Why You Should Try It Out

1 min read

Matt Layman

Jul 19 '21

A Failed SaaS Postmortem

9 min read

Matt Layman

Jul 15 '21

Understand Django: Making Sense Of Settings

#python #django #settings

13 min read

Matt Layman

Jul 12 '21

Python Tears Through Mass Spectrometry Data

1 min read

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Jul 5 '21

Godot You Want To Make A Videogame

1 min read

Matt Layman

Jun 28 '21

Publish to DEV automatically with GitHub Actions

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Matt Layman

Jun 21 '21

Python alternative to Docker

14 min read

Matt Layman

Jun 14 '21

Python Testing 201 with pytest

1 min read

Matt Layman

Jun 7 '21

Quick and dirty mock service with Starlette

8 min read

Matt Layman

May 24 '21

Using Git and GitHub to safely store your code

1 min read

Matt Layman

May 21 '21

Understand Django: Per-visitor Data With Sessions

#python #django #sessions

8 min read

Matt Layman

May 10 '21

Teaching a kid to code with Pygame Zero

13 min read

Matt Layman

Apr 26 '21

Supercharging Vim: Navigate files instantly

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8 min read

Matt Layman

Apr 19 '21

Python Testing 101 with pytest

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Matt Layman

Apr 12 '21

Ansible Cranked to 11

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Matt Layman

Mar 29 '21

The Sleepy Developer: How Sleep Affects Your Code

8 min read

Matt Layman

Mar 25 '21

Testing Email Designs - Building SaaS #86

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Matt Layman

Mar 23 '21

Understand Django: Deploy A Site Live

#python #django #deployment

12 min read

Matt Layman

Mar 22 '21

Local web development vs Vagrant vs Docker: What’s right for you?

19 min read

Matt Layman

Mar 18 '21

Customer Docs - Building SaaS #85

2 min read

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Mar 15 '21

Django Tutorial Adventure Part 2

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Mar 11 '21

Refactoring Enrollment - Building SaaS #84

1 min read

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Mar 8 '21

Deciphering Python: How to use Abstract Syntax Trees (AST) to understand code

#ast #analysis #python

6 min read

Matt Layman

Mar 4 '21

Empty States - Building SaaS #83

#python #django #templates

1 min read

Matt Layman

Feb 25 '21

Customer Feedback - Building SaaS #82

#python #django #templates

2 min read

Matt Layman

Feb 22 '21

Build Native Mobile Apps with Python (BeeWare)

#python #mobile #beeware

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Matt Layman

Feb 22 '21

Understand Django: Test Your Apps

#python #django #tests

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Matt Layman

Feb 18 '21

Finishing Onboarding - Building SaaS #81

#python #django #templates

1 min read

Matt Layman

Feb 15 '21

Consistent Python code with Black

#black #formatter #lint #python

6 min read

Matt Layman

Feb 11 '21

Reordering Models - Building SaaS #80

#python #django #views

1 min read

Matt Layman

Feb 8 '21

How To Use Htmx In Django

#python #django #htmx

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4 min read

Matt Layman

Feb 4 '21

WhiteNoise Shenanigans - Building SaaS #79

#python #django #templates

2 min read

Matt Layman

Jan 30 '21

Are Django and Flask Similar?

#python #django #flask

4 min read

Matt Layman

Jan 28 '21

Create A Form Template - Building SaaS #78

#python #django #templates

1 min read

Matt Layman

Jan 23 '21

Which Django Version Should I Use?

#python #django #version

2 min read

Matt Layman

Jan 21 '21

Sending Invites - Building SaaS #77

#python #django #forms

1 min read

Matt Layman

Jan 14 '21

Capped Social Network - Building SaaS #76

#python #django #design

1 min read

Matt Layman

Jan 7 '21

Make A Landing Page - Building SaaS #75

#python #django #templates

1 min read

Matt Layman

Jan 6 '21

Understand Django: Serving Static Files

#python #django #static

12 min read

Matt Layman

Dec 31 '20

Check Web App Security With Bandit - Building SaaS #74

#python #django #templates

2 min read

Matt Layman

Dec 24 '20

Dynamically Regrouping QuerySets In Templates - Building SaaS #73

#python #django #templates

1 min read

Matt Layman

Dec 17 '20

Displaying Breaks - Building SaaS #72

#python #django #views

1 min read

Matt Layman

Dec 16 '20

Understand Django: Middleware Do You Go?

#python #django #middleware

9 min read

Matt Layman

Dec 10 '20

Custom Form Validation - Building SaaS #71

#python #django #views

1 min read

Matt Layman

Dec 7 '20

How To Set Up Tailwind CSS In Django On Heroku

#python #django #tailwindcss #heroku

4 min read

Matt Layman

Dec 3 '20

Predicting The Future - Building SaaS #70

#python #django #views

1 min read

Matt Layman

Nov 26 '20

Polishing and Usability - Building SaaS #69

#python #django #views

2 min read

Matt Layman

Nov 19 '20

Rendering Calendars - Building SaaS #68

#python #django #views

1 min read

Matt Layman

Nov 16 '20

Make A Hugo Static Blog Inside A Django App

#python #django #hugo #whitenoise

10 min read

Matt Layman

Nov 12 '20

Give Me A Break... Day - Building SaaS #67

#python #django #models

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Matt Layman

Nov 5 '20

Handle Default Values - Building SaaS #65

#python #django #models

2 min read

Matt Layman

Nov 5 '20

Docs, Bugs, and Reports - Building SaaS #66

#python #django #views

1 min read

Matt Layman

Nov 4 '20

Understand Django: User Authentication

#python #django #authentication #authorization

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13 min read

Matt Layman

Oct 29 '20

Enrolling Students - Building SaaS #64

#python #django #saas

1 min read

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