One of the traditional arguments on avoiding using ORM is the lack of performance. Although it is generally speaking correct, there are many ways to write queries in your application. Some of them are better (faster and more efficient) than others. There is almost always a way to significantly increase the performance of an application without avoiding the ORM approach. We anticipate some preliminary knowledge of Django and SQL here (so make sure you understand basic concepts before continuing).

There are many interesting use-cases for generating static websites. They reach from a specific website (like documentation) to a general-purpose application (like cached images of e-shops, blogs, etc.). The main advantage of a static website is the simplicity of the product, almost no requirements to infrastructure (even GitHub can host them) and security. Many technologies help to generate static websites, from complex frameworks to simple generators.

Virtual environments are a beneficial concept that makes your coding much more accessible. There are many tools in Python for creating and managing virtual environments. This article analyses the native virtual environment created using the venv command on Linux and Windows. Another simplified and more user-friendly approach is to use Anaconda software (using command conda) or using IDE like PyCharm directly.

If one chooses to do a software developer, he will sooner or later find out that there is a lot of need-to-know things. Among them are the commands of the bash shell (and the shell itself). It can save you a lot of time in the future if you learn them now. This post presents the most commonly used commands and use-cases for them. They are helpful not only for software developers but to everyone who works in IT.