Kurt Grandis

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Get Your Nose Out Of There!

March 9th, 2010 · No Comments · Python

I wrote my first Nose plugin this weekend and I’ve got to say it was dead simple.

I was looking around for ways to keep Nose from searching for tests in certain directories. You see Nose is a nosey little critter that will scour every nook and cranny of your directory structure looking for unittests to [...]

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Python + Django vs. C# + ASP.NET: Productivity Showdown

February 24th, 2010 · 2 Comments · Agile, Data, Django, Entrepreneurship, Python

People are often asking me how and why my department shifted from an ASP.NET environment to Django. I’ve finally gotten around to writing about the process leading up to our decision. I hope people out there find it useful in their own development groups and discussions.
Almost two years ago I was in a rather unlikely [...]

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Fabric Presentation

January 30th, 2010 · No Comments · Django, Python

This past Thursday I gave a presentation on Fabric for TriZPUG. I want to thank everyone for their comments and appreciation. We had a greatĀ attendanceĀ and good discussions.
I presented Fabric as a tool that I use for automated deployment and maintenance of servers. I can publish and update multiple servers with differential instructions based on their [...]

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