How to Import Records in Salesforce Using Data Loader
Salesforce Data Loader imports, updates, upserts, and exports up to 5 million records through the API. Learn when to use it over the Data Import Wizar...
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Understanding Django Permissions and Groups
Django's authorization system explained for Django 5.x: per-model permissions (add, change, delete, view), role-based groups, custom permissions, enfo...
Read articleDeploy Django in Production with Nginx and uWSGI
A current, end-to-end guide to deploying Django behind Nginx and uWSGI on Ubuntu 24.04 with Python 3.11+ and Django 5.x: the uWSGI .ini, a systemd ser...
Read articleSet Up a React Development Environment and Build Your First App
A current (2026) guide to setting up a React development environment with Vite and Node.js LTS, then building your first app — function components, th...
Read articleUsing Django's Built in Signals and Writing Custom Signals
A practical Django 5.x guide to signals: every built-in signal and its arguments, connecting receivers with @receiver and dispatch_uid, where to regis...
Read articleDjango Custom Management Commands (with Examples)
A practical, up-to-date guide to writing custom Django 5.x management commands: the management/commands directory layout, the BaseCommand skeleton, ar...
Read articleDjango Raw SQL Queries
How to run raw SQL in Django 5.x the safe way: Manager.raw() for model instances, connection.cursor() for arbitrary SQL, the dictfetchall helper, para...
Read articleDjango Forms: Form, ModelForm, Validation & Widgets
Learn Django forms the right way: Form vs ModelForm, the is_valid() lifecycle, cleaned_data, custom validation with clean methods, widgets, CSRF, and ...
Read articleHow to Create a Django Project and App
A clear, modern getting-started guide to Django: understand the project vs app distinction, set up a virtual environment, run startproject and startap...
Read articleConfigure SSL with Let's Encrypt and Nginx
A 2026 guide to securing Nginx with free Let's Encrypt SSL: install Certbot, issue and auto-install certificates, harden TLS 1.2/1.3, do wildcards wit...
Read articleMulti-Factor Authentication in Django with django-otp and TOTP
A 2026 update to adding multi-factor authentication (MFA) in Django. The original django-mfa package is unmaintained, so this guide uses the maintaine...
Read articleMongoDB CRUD Operations with Python (PyMongo)
A practical, up-to-date guide to MongoDB CRUD operations in Python using PyMongo 4.x — connect, insert, query, update, delete, index, aggregate and ru...
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