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Django Round-up #1

<p>Hi there, welcome to the first of what we hope are more Django round-ups. We scoured the internet for great Django resources, then bundled them up for you here. We hope it helps you</p><p>stay current</p><p>and</p><p>not miss anything …</p>
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Test Coverage in Go

<p>An important part of the process process of learning a new language is to learn the ecosystem that helps you to write better code. In a previous article I covered</p><p>gdb integration with Go</p><p>.</p><p>Next on my list is …</p>
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Realtime Replay Logs with Redis

<p>First off, realtime websites are hard. The current toolset is rudimentary. When I first started building</p><p>Ginger</p><p>, I thought I must be doing it wrong because of all the trial-and-error and pieces I was building from scratch. After watching …</p>
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Introduction to Go Debugging with GDB

<p>I spent the vast majority of my time in the last 4 years writing, reading and debugging Python or JavaScript code. The process of learning Go was like a beautiful hike in the mountains with a small rock in my …</p>
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What is WebRTC?

<p>WebRTC</p><p>, short for Web Real Time Communications, is a</p><p>specification</p><p>and project adding JavaScript</p><p>API</p><p>s in the browser to:</p><p>1. Access a user’s webcam and microphone:</p><p>getUserMedia</p><p>.</p><p>2. Connect directly to another browser:</p><p>PeerConnection</p><p>and</p><p>DataChannel</p><p>. …</p>
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What is SPDY?

<p>This is</p><p>HTTP</p><p>A big friendly unsecured clear-text, line-oriented bear.</p><p>This is</p><p>SPDY</p><p>A multi-plexed binary</p><p>TLS</p><p>-wrapped protocol from the future.</p><p>SPDY</p><p>(pronounced</p><p>speedy</p><p>) is a replacement for</p><p>HTTP</p><p>, and feels like a wrapper for it.</p><p>SPDY …</p>
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Referrer Blocking is Hard

<p>One of my recent tasks in</p><p>Ginger</p><p>was to ensure that we weren’t leaking referrer</p><p>URL</p><p>s when you click on an external link in Ginger. It seemed like an easy task and one that’s probably been solved before. What …</p>
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Backbone.js for Django Developers

<p>Our new product</p><p>Ginger</p><p>relies heavily on</p><p>Backbone.js</p><p>for most of the client-side functionality (you can read about our full web-stack</p><p>here</p><p>). Our JavaScript guru</p><p>Marco</p><p>built the initial prototype and then was pulled away by client work. I …</p>