Okay, so yes — there was a post on April 1st claiming to be the monthly review, but if you read it and thought, “Really? That’s it?” — you weren’t wrong. That was our annual April Fools’ special. This? This right here is the real March review. Scout’s honor. Medium Blog Highlights March was no slouch. Over on Medium: … Read more
Let’s get this out of the way right now: everything you’re about to read is true… in the same way that unicorns are just shy horses with glitter. Welcome to the April Fools Edition of our monthly blog — where we tell you March was magical, metrics soared, and people couldn’t stop clicking, when in reality… well, … Read more
Ever felt like your web applications were trudging through molasses? Enter Sanic, the Python web framework that’s here to put some pep in your app’s step. It’s like giving your project a double shot of espresso — fast, efficient, and ready to tackle the day. What Is Sanic? Sanic is a Python 3.8+ web server and framework designed … Read more
Let’s talk about Starlette, the web framework that sounds like a sparkly intergalactic pop star but is, in fact, a blisteringly fast ASGI toolkit for building web services in Python. It’s lightweight. It’s opinionated-but-chill. And it doesn’t bring a truckload of dependencies to your backyard barbecue. What Is It? Starlette is a high-performance ASGI (Asynchronous … Read more
Well, here we are — possibly the final curtain for Friday Night Laughs. Or maybe just an intermission. Or maybe I just accidentally sat on the keyboard again and hit “publish.” But if this is the end, let’s go out with the comedic equivalent of a marching band, fireworks, and a confused duck in a monocle. Buckle … Read more
Ah, Flask-RESTful. The duct tape of Python APIs. Elegant as a penguin in a tuxedo, yet scrappy enough to survive in the wild world of web dev. If you’ve ever wanted to build an API without spinning up the Death Star (we’re looking at you, Django REST Framework), then buddy, you’re in the right place. … Read more
You’ve just nailed it. The video you’ve been recording is pure gold — witty, energetic, maybe even destined to go viral. You’re gesturing wildly, dropping truth bombs, and then… it happens. That half-second of chaos where you lunge for the stop button like a caffeinated octopus. Your face does something weird, your hand flails, and suddenly you’re … Read more
“Falcor? Isn’t that the fluffy flying dragon from The NeverEnding Story?” Why yes, dear reader, it is. But also — and far more relevant to your modern web app dreams — Falcor is a JavaScript library developed by Netflix that fetches data for your front-end as if it were gliding on clouds, whispering sweet nothings into your React components. Okay, … Read more
Hey. I just wanted to say something real quick. I love you. Not like “showing up outside your window holding a boombox in the rain” love. More like “you let me have the last fry and didn’t even flinch when I double-dipped” love. The kind that says, “You’re good. I see you. And if you … Read more
Let’s talk about wedding anniversaries — those delightful little checkpoints in the wild marathon of marriage. Whether you’re still googling “how to fold a fitted sheet” in year one or smugly celebrating 50 years with a golden glow, these milestones are more than just an excuse to eat cake (though, let’s be real, cake is a big … Read more