Welcome to the newest edition of codemac.net. There was a complete overhaul in both design and engine. The design I'm currently using was inspired by Jeff Croft. While he is clearly better than me at CSS and design, I like to think I got a little something going on here :).
Things you need to know about the new site:
- There is no logo yet ( let me know if you have ideas for one )
- Flickr integration is not complete
- Ma.gnolia integration is not complete
- You will be able to log into the website to leave comment as a user, and it will be OpenID
- This site will be constantly evolving ( WATCH OUT )
And for a little about what's changed:
Codemac.net is now a django joint. This framework is something that blew me away. It was exactly what I was asking for while I was using Ruby on Rails. It has been a pleasure to work with, and amazingly well thought out. But I do have one gripe. A severe, sickeningly severe lack of documentation. The djangobook is too little too late. Coming from Rails where everyone and their mother had a book published, it was hard to get information. I guess this is what you get for using a framework that is still pre-1.0.
If you have any suggestions, comments, or criticisms, please leave them in the comments box for this post. I will read them and take all of them with consideration.
1 year, 4 months ago
for the logo i vote for either asian babies or kittens.
1 year, 4 months ago
Go back to Rails!
1 year, 4 months ago
Lookin' good! I find it interesting that you think Django's docs are less sufficient than Rails'. Not that I'm disagreeing -- I've never used Rails, so I don't know much about that. But, i' heard several other people complain that all the Rails docs are books (as in, you have to buy them), rather than free and online. Interesting, nonetheless.
Keep up the good work! :)
1 year, 4 months ago
Looks like it's starting to come together!
One word of warning though. OpenID is a great system in theory, but few people use it other than LiveJournal users and a few early adopters. You should probably allow OpenID as an option, not a requirement.
1 year, 4 months ago
@Jeff Croft: The django docs are less sufficient, but I agree that having free docs available makes it easier to learn. I think that will be key in django's adoption. Django has the _potential_ to be much more popular if documentation stays free. But then again, popularity is definitely not the metric of a framework's worth :)
@Charles: Ew, I worded that wrong Charles. I meant to say that openid would be required to _log in_. Anonymous comments will always be allowed. ( The post is updated )
1 year, 4 months ago
Nice work codemac. I like your colorscheme and layout. The 3 panel layout makes more sense now that I see the comment section as part of it.
:)
1 year, 4 months ago
Yea, I'm thinking I should put a black footer thing on the main page as well so it all gels etc.
1 year, 4 months ago
Yeah, I agree with cactus now that I see comments. I think you should do something like this on the main... oh you said that already.
re: comments - I am torn between cactus' way of thinking (screw comments, they're useless) and yours (comments are good, but I need a strict login system).
I personally think what xterm...er...Charles says is a plus. In a way, restricting logins says "you have to REALLY mean it to comment".
I need to swap out my blog soon, but I need to think about comments. I need to handle them somehow. /me sighs
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