Matt Layman

A software creator / Django consultant

  • #Patreon
  • #Twitch
  • #Articles

On Patreon

Given how much content I put online, I’ve decided to create a Patreon account. If you’d like to financially support me with a few dollars, I’m extremely grateful.

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  • #GitHub
  • #Python

Using Git and GitHub to safely store your code

At Python Frederick this month, I presented the fundamentals of Git and GitHub. The recording is up on YouTube and I’ve posted all the material to GitHub.

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  • #ripgrep
  • #search
  • #replace
  • #quickfix-reflector

Supercharging Vim: Blazing fast search and global replace

Vim has good built-in search features. We can turn them into great search features and supercharge our workflows with some plugins and settings changes. Learn how to make your searches lightning fast.

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  • #weight loss

Strategy for developer weight loss

We know that software has No Silver Bullet for solving our problems without effort. The same is true with nutrition and diet. Is there anything developers can do to control their health better even if they are super busy?

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  • #Pygame
  • #teaching

Teaching a kid to code with Pygame Zero

How can you excite a kid about computers? One way is through video games! In this article, I’ll focus on my experience teaching my six year old son some programming by using Pygame Zero.

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  • #Django
  • #SaaS

Completing Account Deactivation on Building SaaS with Python and Django

In the latest episode of Building SaaS with Python and Django, we completed the account deactivation workflow of the Django app.