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DJANGO
RETRAINED
Five ways coding like a web developer can
make you a better investigative reporter
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NUMBER ONE:
YOUR LAPTOP
SHOULD BE
DISPOSABLE
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REVISION
CONTROL
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DATABASE
BACKUPS
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NUMBER TWO:
FIND A RELIGION
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SAY WHAT YOU WANT ABOUT
THE TENETS OF
MICROSOFT
SHAREPOINT,
DUDE...
AT LEAST IT'S AN ETHOS
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NUMBER THREE:
STOP FEEDING YOUR
DATABASE CRAP
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SHALL WE
STOP THIS
BLEEDING?
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PULLDOWNS
CAN END
THE PAIN
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NUMBER FOUR:
FOLLOW THE
FOURFOLD PATH OF
REUSABLE APPS
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DO ONE THING
AND DO IT WELL
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DON'T BE AFRAID
OF MULTIPLE APPS
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WRITE FOR
FLEXIBILITY
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PACKAGE
TO DISTRIBUTE
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NUMBER FIVE:
AUTOMATE
YOURSELF OUT
OF A JOB
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How we code now
You
Your computer
Photo: ThomasHawk
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The story
Your computer Your computer
How we ought to code
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DJANGO
RETRAINED
Five ways acting like a reporter can
make you a better web developer
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PICK UP
THE PHONE
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TAKE
THE STORY
AND RUN