Principal Engineer, type system nerd, Rust enthusiast, supporter of social justice, loving husband & father, avid comic & manga reader, 日本語を勉強してる。
Principal Engineer, type system nerd, Rust enthusiast, supporter of social justice, loving husband & father, avid comic & manga reader, 日本語を勉強してる。
Back in February, I posted an entry [http://brandonkonkle.com/blog/2009/feb/16/ajax-django-comments-jquery/] about adding Ajax functionality to the built-in comments app. I always intended to go back and improve this method, but didn't get the chance until now. Yesterday I decided to take anothe…
Brandon Konkle
Embracing Minimalism Over the course of the last year, I've slowly gone through a major shift in my philosophy about technology and about life in general. I've begun to see the great value of minimalism, and as a result I've begun to strive for elegant simplicity. For a long time, I'…
Brandon Konkle
Over the course of the last year, I’ve slowly gone through a major shift in my philosophy about life. I’ve begun to see the great value of minimalism, and as a result I’ve begun to strive for elegant simplicity. For a long time now, I would get interested in something and I would pursue it 110% - s…
Brandon Konkle
I've been working on a project using the excellent Pinax platform, and I wanted to share some of the tricks I use to make it easier to work with. You can find out more about Pinax by visiting their site [http://pinaxproject.com/]. I'm working with their recent 0.7beta3 release, so if you'…
Brandon Konkle
We’re finally starting to get settled in to the new apartment, thanks in large part to some wonderful work by my brother, Gabe, on our living room curtains. Thank you very much, Gabe! They look fantastic! It’s been hard to settle in because we haven’t really done a whole lot of unpacking yet. Barbar…
Brandon Konkle