Links published on September 3, 2007
Django on Jython: What I’ve done until now
Already people have gotten as far as having Django initialized on Jython and serving the default page; that’s pretty impressive.
Reginald Drax
That’s “Admiral Sir Reginald Aylmer Ranfurly Plunkett-Ernle-Erle-Drax, KCB, DSO, JP, DL” to you.
If that’s not an impressive name, I don’t know what is.
How to Configure and Run PostgreSQL on Solaris 10
This was incredibly handy for providing a commented SMF manifest and an SMF-integrated shell script.
PKGSRC on Accelerators
AKA “how I got Apache, mod_python, PostgreSQL, and most of the other stuff I needed”.
Down vs. across
Coolest. Poem. Ever
Primary & Secondary Actions in Web Forms
Luke’s work on forms is a must-read for anyone who cares about web usability.
Authenticating Django against FreeRADIUS
Nice use of a custom auth backend; they’re one of my favorite little-known features of Django.