Discover how to efficiently deploy a Django web application using Docker, Gunicorn, and Nginx on DigitalOcean. Follow this comprehensive guide to set up your environment, configure your application, and ensure your web app is scalable and production-ready.
How to Set up Django with Docker, PostgreSQL and React
This article provides a comprehensive guide for setting up a Python web project using Django with Docker, PostgreSQL, and React. It outlines an iterative approach, starting from Django project setup and gradually introducing Docker and PostgreSQL integration, before concluding with React implementation. This ensures a streamlined and consistent development process.
How to Craft and Optimize an Awesome Tech Resume
Most tech resumes suck. As someone who’s worked in tech for years, and spent time on two startups in the human capital space (ProjectSherpa and Scouted) focused on analyzing resumes, including the tech resume, I can say I’ve seen tens of thousands of resumes, and they are, on average, bad. If you’ve ever done anyContinue reading “How to Craft and Optimize an Awesome Tech Resume”
Most Common First Baby Words
Every day during her first months of life, I would tell my daughter, “Where is daddy’s nose? [dramatic pause…] There it is!” It wasn’t surprising that her first word was “nose.” Her sister, who is just starting to speak now didn’t get the same nose game. Her first word was a more traditional “daddy,” whichContinue reading “Most Common First Baby Words”
12 Proven Ways to Improve Baby Name Recognition
Babies typically recognize their names between 5 and 7 months, making name learning crucial. To enhance name recognition, label items with the child’s name and involve them in the process. Activities like spelling, matching, and creative writing reinforce this learning. Diverse experiences strengthen familiarity and retention of their name.
Don’t Read to Your Kids
Sorry, it’s a bit of a clickbait title. What I actually mean is, don’t always read to your kids, but sometimes let them read to you. Clearly, it is very important to read to your children. As a new parent, a friend advised me to make reading part of a routine – any routine. SoContinue reading “Don’t Read to Your Kids”
Flappy the Awesome Animated Elephant
Our youngest daughter’s great-grandma recently bought her GUND’s Animated Elephant. Flappy! ‘Awesome… another f’n stuffed animal.’ But then we pressed the Sing button, and holy crap but is this thing adorable. I’ll let Flappy speak for itself here. Over and over we played, “Do your ears hang low…” until it was burned in our heads.Continue reading “Flappy the Awesome Animated Elephant”
The 9 Best Baby Teethers
Inevitably, your newborn’s teeth will start to cut the day after you feel settled in a routine. Often this is somewhere around 4-6 months, but it can also happen much later, around the 10-12 month mark even. When it happens, your kid will be miserable, drooling, leaking nose goop, putting everything into his/her mouth, andContinue reading “The 9 Best Baby Teethers”
Do Newborns Have a Right to Digital Privacy?
As you prepare for your newborn, consider digital privacy, email, social media, and domain names. Early planning for your child’s online identity, including setting up an email account and thoughtful social media sharing, is vital. Additionally, securing a domain name can protect your child’s digital future, ensuring privacy choices remain theirs.
How to Teach Your Toddler Piano Lessons
At an early age, exposure to music fosters a child’s interest and foundational skills. Starting before birth enhances neural connections, while interactive activities like family dance parties and playful piano engagement nurture rhythm and melody recognition. Formal lessons can begin around age two, when attention span allows for meaningful instruction.