As a software developer I want to be able to designate certain code to run inside the GPU so it can execute in parallel. Specifically this post demonstrates how to use Python 3.9 to run code on a GPU using … Continue reading
The other day I asked ChatGPT for some recommendations for new piano pieces based on one I had just finished. To my astonishment the list it provided was pretty good and lead me to a new piece I started working … Continue reading
I’m working on a project where I’m trying to harvest lists of data from ChatGPT via its API. This post applies to the gpt-3.5-turbo model called via the API. I don’t have access to the GPT 4.0 API yet, but … Continue reading
Django has a powerful ORM, but like any ORM it suffers when querying data that has complex relationships. Django supports foreign keys and many to many relationships out of the box with ease. Sometimes a report or data feed has … Continue reading
My opinion is very strong on this point – if you are using git, you should be using it on the command line. Git is the best and most popular tool for doing source control. There used to be competitors, … Continue reading
Here are the specific technologies and skills that go with being a full stack developer in 2019. Full stack development has two sides, front end and back end. A full stack developer is someone who can work on both sides. … Continue reading
After working on projects involving ADA / WCAG compliance I can assure you, the internet sucks for people who are visually impaired. Unless you are on a government website (required by law to be compliant) or a website that is … Continue reading
Since Django 1.7 (September, 2014) and the introduction of schema migrations, it has always bugged me that Django needs to connect to the database with a user that has pretty close to ALL privileges. That is because when migrate runs it needs … Continue reading
Recently had a project where I needed to get a CRUD admin up and running quick. My go to framework for CRUD is Django Admin. However Python/Django isn’t always an option for various technical or political reasons. In this case … Continue reading
In programming hell the keyboard layout changes every day. The Internet is laggy. The backlog is so long, it can’t even load. The control and shift keys only work half the time. You may only use pico as your editor. … Continue reading
