Introduction To Django

This document introduces the Django web framework. It discusses what frameworks are and compares them to content management systems (CMS). It outlines some key advantages of Django like its tight integration of components and built-in admin interface. It provides an overview of Django's Model-View-Controller (MVC) architecture and shows how to set up a Django project, create a model, define URLs and views, and output data to a template.

This document discusses various front-end performance tips for ASP.NET web applications, including minimizing HTTP requests, using a content delivery network, adding expiration headers, compressing content, optimizing stylesheet and script placement, avoiding redirects, caching AJAX requests, and minifying JavaScript. It provides details on tools like FireBug and YSlow for testing front-end performance, and how to implement many of the recommendations in ASP.NET.

This document outlines an agenda for a workshop on building an app with JavaScript and jQuery. The instructor and TAs are introduced. Attendees are asked to introduce themselves. Thinkful's approach of one-on-one mentorship and project-based learning is described. Suggestions are made for effective learning. The starter code for a shopping list app is introduced and will be built upon during the workshop. The agenda includes reviewing starter code, learning key concepts, building the app, reviewing solutions, and discussing next steps.

This document discusses techniques for caching web applications to improve page speed. It covers using OPcache and APC for opcode caching, setting expiration headers with mod_expires, using a key-value store like Redis for database query caching, and reverse proxy caching with HTTP proxies. The document provides tips for caching like starting early, overwriting cache when possible, caching reusable elements, and automating caching processes.

This document discusses how to speed up websites. It recommends measuring website speed using tools like Lighthouse and WebPageTest. It provides tips for optimizing code and assets including handling external JavaScript, preconnecting domains, and using preload and prefetch. Image optimization techniques like lazy loading, next-gen formats, and the picture tag are outlined. Lastly, it lists useful developer resources and tools for website speed optimization.

This document discusses how Bootstrap 3.0, an open source CSS framework, can help a design/development team work more efficiently. It proposes using Bootstrap components like grids and pre-built elements to streamline the design, development, and project management processes. This would allow more collaboration between roles and faster website creation using a shared framework across projects. The document argues that adopting Bootstrap could help teams standardize processes, produce higher quality websites in less time, and increase profits without requiring additional costs or learning new skills.

The document discusses strategies for scaling synchronous web applications. It recommends: 1) Keeping applications simple to start and only optimize as needed bottlenecks are identified. 2) Identifying bottlenecks through tools like strace and oprofile to understand issues at the system level. 3) Prioritizing quick fixes over large reworks to buy time for further improvements. 4) Developing useful abstractions that allow components to be reused and adapted as needs change.

Bootstrap is the most popular HTML, CSS, and JavaScript framework for developing responsive, mobile-first web sites.Bootstrap, a sleek, intuitive, and powerful mobile first front-end framework for faster and easier web development

The document discusses building single page web apps and provides tips for doing so efficiently. It recommends using templating to build markup on demand, destroying and rebuilding elements, and managing data through tombstoning, on-demand loading, and purging stale data. It also recommends libraries like Backbone.js, Upshot.js, Navigation.js, and Knockout.js and discusses using local storage and deferred loading of content to improve performance of single page apps.

The document discusses techniques for optimizing websites to load faster. It provides 12 tips for optimization including enabling GZIP compression, minifying JavaScript and CSS, optimizing image sizes and formats, reducing the number of requests, and combining files. Performance statistics are given showing how even small reductions in load times can significantly increase user engagement and sales.

Peter Martin gave a presentation on the history and future of Joomla over the past 10 years. Some key points included: - Joomla has evolved from Mambo to become more user friendly, secure, multilingual, and optimized for different devices. - Major releases included improvements to installation, templates, language support, and database compatibility. - The future of Joomla includes further "decoupling" of extensions, a command line interface, web services API, and support for new technologies like the Internet of Things.

This document summarizes the process of making Drupal more usable from the perspectives of developers, agencies, and customers. It describes the evolution of Drupal's administration interface from Drupal 6 to 7 through projects like Seven, Rubik, Nice Dash, and inline editing modules. It emphasizes that small alterations, defined principles, considering end users, investing in R&D, and tailoring the backend to customer needs can improve usability. The conclusion encourages collaboration between these groups to continue advancing Drupal's usability.