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• Feb 2

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• Jan 23

When defining Django model choices with integers, you might be tempted to use sequential numbers: 1, 2, 3, 4. Don't.

class OrderStatus(models.IntegerChoices):
  PENDING = 1
  CONFIRMED = 2
  SHIPPED = 3
  DELIVERED = 4

This looks clean and streamlined, until your PM says: "We need a PROCESSING status between CONFIRMED and SHIPPED."

class OrderStatus(models.IntegerChoices):
  PENDING = 10
  CONFIRMED = 20
  SHIPPED = 30
  DELIVERED = 40

Now both you and your PM will be fine when...

Alexander Yatskov

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• Dec 21

I'm still cracking up at the idea of getting a Cybersecurity certificate from Ignatius Loyola University.

- Have you had any interesting pet projects? - Yeah. Jesuit Order Cybersecurity. And what can you brag about?

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• Dec 17

Rust??? Wtf???

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• Nov 9

Question for non-designers here. How you create and presents your services? For example, I am as backend developer working on cheaper Google Place Apis, which 100% doesn't have fancy design, because it is APIs. How to flash it out to community?

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• Feb 2

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• Jan 23

When defining Django model choices with integers, you might be tempted to use sequential numbers: 1, 2, 3, 4. Don't.

class OrderStatus(models.IntegerChoices):
  PENDING = 1
  CONFIRMED = 2
  SHIPPED = 3
  DELIVERED = 4

This looks clean and streamlined, until your PM says: "We need a PROCESSING status between CONFIRMED and SHIPPED."

class OrderStatus(models.IntegerChoices):
  PENDING = 10
  CONFIRMED = 20
  SHIPPED = 30
  DELIVERED = 40

Now both you and your PM will be fine when...

Alexander Yatskov

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• Dec 21

I'm still cracking up at the idea of getting a Cybersecurity certificate from Ignatius Loyola University.

- Have you had any interesting pet projects? - Yeah. Jesuit Order Cybersecurity. And what can you brag about?

Alexander Yatskov

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• Dec 17

Rust??? Wtf???

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• Nov 9

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