Sessions at Open Source Bridge 2009 about Web and Python with notes

Wednesday 17th June 2009

• Django: Thinking Outside The Blog

  by Dylan Reinhardt

  Django is a powerful open source web framework that leverages the expressive power of the Python programming language. Each piece is well-documented and there are tutorials showing how to create small pieces of functionality. But that's the small picture... how do you leverage Django's power and flexibility to solve real-world business challenges?

  I'm a developer tasked with exactly this responsibility. I develop and manage systems for a small (but growing) consulting firm that needs to deploy powerful web-based solutions quickly and cheaply. Django is frequently my tool of choice.

  105 minutes isn't nearly enough to fully explore Django, but it might be just the right amount of time to show how an experienced Django developer would plan and execute a solution to a real-world problem. I have a couple different projects in mind, but I expect that the elements of a good project would include:

  • Working with the security model
  • Enhancing the built-in admin interface
  • Adding "just enough" workflow
  • Structuring data
  • Using templates effectively
  • Custom forms
  • Some Web 2.0 fairy dust
  • Interaction with an external system

  For purposes of the session, I'd be assuming a "stock" Django installation with the standard templating, ORM, etc.

  This would assume familiarity with Python and Django basics, but no experience beyond the basic tutorials.

  • Business
  • Django
  • Python
  • Web

  At 1:45pm to 3:30pm, Wednesday 17th June

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Thursday 18th June 2009

• Web Testing with Windmill

  by Mikeal

  h2[=approaches]. Web Testing Approaches

  Separating Concerns, Isolating Components
  Unittesting vs Functional Testing
  Full Monty (blurring the lines between unittesting and funcitonal testing)

  h2[=toolsAndTech]. Tools and Technologies

  Browserless tools (HTTP tools, Browser simulation, DOMless JavaScript Interpreters)
  Browser tools (Watir, Selenium, Windmill)

  h2[=writingTest]. Writing Windmill Tests

  Starting Windmill
  The Windmill IDE
  Using the recorder
  Adding actions and assertions
  Using the Inspector
  Serializing your test (Python vs JavaScript Tests)

  h2[=debuggingTests]. Debugging Windmill Tests

  Running tests
  Debugging Failed Actions
  Firebug and Firebug Lite
  Using the Lookup object

  h2[=runningTests]. Running Tests Continuously

  Command Line Features
  Hudson Plugin
  Getting Windmill running in hosted environments like EC2

  h2[=extra]. And now for something completely different

  Dynamic testing (Windmill's eval APIs)
  Testing Firefox Extensions (MozMill)

  • JavaScript
  • Python
  • Testing
  • Web

  At 5:00pm to 5:45pm, Thursday 18th June

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