https://tristanisfeld.com/blog/ A blog about tech and programming. en-us Mon, 22 Jun 2026 02:38:12 +0000 https://tristanisfeld.com/blog/App-Development/electron-vs-native-macos-apps.html https://tristanisfeld.com/blog/App-Development/electron-vs-native-macos-apps.html A practical comparison of Electron and native macOS app development, including tradeoffs around speed, UI, distribution, system integration, and developer workflow. tristanisfeld@gmail.com (Tristan Isfeld) Sun, 21 Jun 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://tristanisfeld.com/blog/App-Development/swift-for-web-developers.html https://tristanisfeld.com/blog/App-Development/swift-for-web-developers.html A practical introduction to Swift for web developers, covering types, optionals, structs, views, state, and the shift from browser apps to Apple platforms. tristanisfeld@gmail.com (Tristan Isfeld) Sun, 21 Jun 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://tristanisfeld.com/blog/Backend-Engineering/django-project-structure-explained.html https://tristanisfeld.com/blog/Backend-Engineering/django-project-structure-explained.html A practical explanation of Django project structure, including manage.py, settings, urls, apps, models, views, templates, static files, and migrations. tristanisfeld@gmail.com (Tristan Isfeld) Sun, 21 Jun 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://tristanisfeld.com/blog/Backend-Engineering/environment-variables-for-python-and-django-projects.html https://tristanisfeld.com/blog/Backend-Engineering/environment-variables-for-python-and-django-projects.html A practical explanation of environment variables in Python and Django projects, including secrets, .env files, defaults, validation, and deployment behavior. tristanisfeld@gmail.com (Tristan Isfeld) Sun, 21 Jun 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://tristanisfeld.com/blog/Backend-Engineering/getting-started-with-django-oscar.html https://tristanisfeld.com/blog/Backend-Engineering/getting-started-with-django-oscar.html A practical introduction to Django Oscar, what it provides, how its ecommerce architecture is organized, and what to understand before building with it. tristanisfeld@gmail.com (Tristan Isfeld) Sun, 21 Jun 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://tristanisfeld.com/blog/Backend-Engineering/go-for-python-developers.html https://tristanisfeld.com/blog/Backend-Engineering/go-for-python-developers.html A practical introduction to Go for Python developers, covering packages, types, error handling, tooling, and the mindset shift from Python. tristanisfeld@gmail.com (Tristan Isfeld) Sun, 21 Jun 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://tristanisfeld.com/blog/Backend-Engineering/how-to-structure-a-python-project.html https://tristanisfeld.com/blog/Backend-Engineering/how-to-structure-a-python-project.html A practical guide to structuring Python projects with clear packages, tests, scripts, dependency files, and configuration. tristanisfeld@gmail.com (Tristan Isfeld) Sun, 21 Jun 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://tristanisfeld.com/blog/Backend-Engineering/python-virtual-environments-explained.html https://tristanisfeld.com/blog/Backend-Engineering/python-virtual-environments-explained.html A practical explanation of Python virtual environments, why they matter, how to create them, and how they keep project dependencies isolated. tristanisfeld@gmail.com (Tristan Isfeld) Sun, 21 Jun 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://tristanisfeld.com/blog/Backend-Engineering/sql-joins-explained-for-backend-developers.html https://tristanisfeld.com/blog/Backend-Engineering/sql-joins-explained-for-backend-developers.html A practical explanation of SQL joins for backend developers, including inner joins, left joins, relationship thinking, and common mistakes. tristanisfeld@gmail.com (Tristan Isfeld) Sun, 21 Jun 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://tristanisfeld.com/blog/Backend-Engineering/testing-python-scripts-with-pytest.html https://tristanisfeld.com/blog/Backend-Engineering/testing-python-scripts-with-pytest.html A practical introduction to testing Python scripts with pytest, including pure functions, temporary files, CLI boundaries, and focused regression tests. tristanisfeld@gmail.com (Tristan Isfeld) Sun, 21 Jun 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://tristanisfeld.com/blog/Business-Software/api-integrations-for-business-software.html https://tristanisfeld.com/blog/Business-Software/api-integrations-for-business-software.html A practical overview of API integrations for business software, including ownership, sync direction, failures, retries, idempotency, and logging. tristanisfeld@gmail.com (Tristan Isfeld) Sun, 21 Jun 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://tristanisfeld.com/blog/Business-Software/building-internal-tools-that-dont-become-a-mess.html https://tristanisfeld.com/blog/Business-Software/building-internal-tools-that-dont-become-a-mess.html A practical guide to building internal tools with clear ownership, simple workflows, auditability, permissions, and maintainable scope. tristanisfeld@gmail.com (Tristan Isfeld) Sun, 21 Jun 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://tristanisfeld.com/blog/Business-Software/creating-your-first-odoo-module.html https://tristanisfeld.com/blog/Business-Software/creating-your-first-odoo-module.html A practical overview of what an Odoo module is, the files it usually contains, and the concepts to understand before writing custom Odoo code. tristanisfeld@gmail.com (Tristan Isfeld) Sun, 21 Jun 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://tristanisfeld.com/blog/Business-Software/erp-vs-crm-vs-ecommerce-systems.html https://tristanisfeld.com/blog/Business-Software/erp-vs-crm-vs-ecommerce-systems.html A practical explanation of ERP, CRM, and ecommerce systems, what each one owns, and why integration boundaries matter. tristanisfeld@gmail.com (Tristan Isfeld) Sun, 21 Jun 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://tristanisfeld.com/blog/Business-Software/what-is-odoo-and-when-should-you-customize-it.html https://tristanisfeld.com/blog/Business-Software/what-is-odoo-and-when-should-you-customize-it.html A practical explanation of Odoo, what it is good at, and how to decide whether to configure, customize, integrate, or avoid changing it. tristanisfeld@gmail.com (Tristan Isfeld) Sun, 21 Jun 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://tristanisfeld.com/blog/Code/test-article-123.html https://tristanisfeld.com/blog/Code/test-article-123.html this is a test tristanisfeld@gmail.com (Tristan Isfeld) Sun, 21 Jun 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://tristanisfeld.com/blog/Computer-Science/arrays-explained-indexing-searching-updating.html https://tristanisfeld.com/blog/Computer-Science/arrays-explained-indexing-searching-updating.html A practical explanation of arrays and lists, including indexing, searching, updating, and common tradeoffs. tristanisfeld@gmail.com (Tristan Isfeld) Sun, 21 Jun 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://tristanisfeld.com/blog/Computer-Science/big-o-notation-explained-with-python-examples.html https://tristanisfeld.com/blog/Computer-Science/big-o-notation-explained-with-python-examples.html A practical explanation of Big O notation using simple Python examples and real mental models. tristanisfeld@gmail.com (Tristan Isfeld) Sun, 21 Jun 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://tristanisfeld.com/blog/Computer-Science/binary-search-explained-with-examples.html https://tristanisfeld.com/blog/Computer-Science/binary-search-explained-with-examples.html A practical explanation of binary search, sorted data, halving the search space, and common implementation mistakes. tristanisfeld@gmail.com (Tristan Isfeld) Sun, 21 Jun 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://tristanisfeld.com/blog/Computer-Science/hash-tables-explained-simply.html https://tristanisfeld.com/blog/Computer-Science/hash-tables-explained-simply.html A practical beginner-friendly explanation of hash tables, dictionaries, sets, and why they are useful for fast lookups. tristanisfeld@gmail.com (Tristan Isfeld) Sun, 21 Jun 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://tristanisfeld.com/blog/Computer-Science/linked-lists-explained-from-scratch.html https://tristanisfeld.com/blog/Computer-Science/linked-lists-explained-from-scratch.html A practical beginner-friendly explanation of linked lists, nodes, pointers, traversal, and when linked lists are useful. tristanisfeld@gmail.com (Tristan Isfeld) Sun, 21 Jun 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://tristanisfeld.com/blog/Computer-Science/queues-explained-with-real-examples.html https://tristanisfeld.com/blog/Computer-Science/queues-explained-with-real-examples.html A practical explanation of queues, first-in-first-out behavior, and where queues appear in software systems. tristanisfeld@gmail.com (Tristan Isfeld) Sun, 21 Jun 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://tristanisfeld.com/blog/Computer-Science/recursion-explained-with-simple-examples.html https://tristanisfeld.com/blog/Computer-Science/recursion-explained-with-simple-examples.html A practical explanation of recursion, base cases, recursive cases, and how the call stack makes recursion work. tristanisfeld@gmail.com (Tristan Isfeld) Sun, 21 Jun 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://tristanisfeld.com/blog/Computer-Science/stacks-explained-with-real-examples.html https://tristanisfeld.com/blog/Computer-Science/stacks-explained-with-real-examples.html A practical beginner-friendly explanation of stacks, last-in-first-out behavior, and where stacks show up in real software. tristanisfeld@gmail.com (Tristan Isfeld) Sun, 21 Jun 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://tristanisfeld.com/blog/Computer-Science/time-complexity-vs-space-complexity.html https://tristanisfeld.com/blog/Computer-Science/time-complexity-vs-space-complexity.html A practical explanation of the tradeoff between runtime and memory usage in algorithms. tristanisfeld@gmail.com (Tristan Isfeld) Sun, 21 Jun 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://tristanisfeld.com/blog/Computer-Science/what-are-data-structures-and-algorithms.html https://tristanisfeld.com/blog/Computer-Science/what-are-data-structures-and-algorithms.html A practical beginner-friendly explanation of data structures, algorithms, and why they matter when writing real software. tristanisfeld@gmail.com (Tristan Isfeld) Sun, 21 Jun 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://tristanisfeld.com/blog/DevOps-Deployment/cloudflare-basics-for-personal-sites.html https://tristanisfeld.com/blog/DevOps-Deployment/cloudflare-basics-for-personal-sites.html A practical introduction to using Cloudflare for personal sites, including DNS, proxying, HTTPS, caching, redirects, and common setup mistakes. tristanisfeld@gmail.com (Tristan Isfeld) Sun, 21 Jun 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://tristanisfeld.com/blog/DevOps-Deployment/docker-compose-for-small-projects.html https://tristanisfeld.com/blog/DevOps-Deployment/docker-compose-for-small-projects.html A practical explanation of Docker Compose for small projects, including services, ports, volumes, environment variables, and when Compose is worth using. tristanisfeld@gmail.com (Tristan Isfeld) Sun, 21 Jun 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://tristanisfeld.com/blog/DevOps-Deployment/nginx-basics-for-developers.html https://tristanisfeld.com/blog/DevOps-Deployment/nginx-basics-for-developers.html A practical introduction to Nginx for developers, including static files, reverse proxies, server blocks, TLS, logs, and common deployment mistakes. tristanisfeld@gmail.com (Tristan Isfeld) Sun, 21 Jun 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://tristanisfeld.com/blog/DevOps-Deployment/postgresql-backups-for-small-projects.html https://tristanisfeld.com/blog/DevOps-Deployment/postgresql-backups-for-small-projects.html A practical guide to PostgreSQL backups for small projects, including pg_dump, restore testing, automation, retention, and what backups need to include. tristanisfeld@gmail.com (Tristan Isfeld) Sun, 21 Jun 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://tristanisfeld.com/blog/DevOps-Deployment/vps-deployment-basics-for-developers.html https://tristanisfeld.com/blog/DevOps-Deployment/vps-deployment-basics-for-developers.html A practical introduction to deploying small projects on a VPS, including SSH, users, firewalls, services, reverse proxies, logs, and repeatable deploy steps. tristanisfeld@gmail.com (Tristan Isfeld) Sun, 21 Jun 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://tristanisfeld.com/blog/Developer-Tools/debugging-broken-local-dev-environments.html https://tristanisfeld.com/blog/Developer-Tools/debugging-broken-local-dev-environments.html A practical debugging checklist for local development environments that fail after cloning, pulling, moving machines, or changing configuration. tristanisfeld@gmail.com (Tristan Isfeld) Sun, 21 Jun 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://tristanisfeld.com/blog/Developer-Tools/git-branching-explained-feature-branch-to-master.html https://tristanisfeld.com/blog/Developer-Tools/git-branching-explained-feature-branch-to-master.html A practical explanation of Git feature branches, commits, pushing, pulling, and merging changes back into master. tristanisfeld@gmail.com (Tristan Isfeld) Sun, 21 Jun 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://tristanisfeld.com/blog/Developer-Tools/git-rebase-vs-merge-explained.html https://tristanisfeld.com/blog/Developer-Tools/git-rebase-vs-merge-explained.html A practical explanation of the difference between Git merge and rebase, when to use each one, and what to avoid. tristanisfeld@gmail.com (Tristan Isfeld) Sun, 21 Jun 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://tristanisfeld.com/blog/Developer-Tools/git-stash-explained-with-real-workflows.html https://tristanisfeld.com/blog/Developer-Tools/git-stash-explained-with-real-workflows.html A practical explanation of git stash, when to use it, how to apply or pop stashed changes, and when a temporary branch is safer. tristanisfeld@gmail.com (Tristan Isfeld) Sun, 21 Jun 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://tristanisfeld.com/blog/Developer-Tools/my-neovim-setup-for-python-go-and-typescript.html https://tristanisfeld.com/blog/Developer-Tools/my-neovim-setup-for-python-go-and-typescript.html A practical overview of a Neovim setup built around fast navigation, language servers, formatting, and daily work in Python, Go, and TypeScript. tristanisfeld@gmail.com (Tristan Isfeld) Sun, 21 Jun 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://tristanisfeld.com/blog/Developer-Tools/setting-up-a-mac-for-development.html https://tristanisfeld.com/blog/Developer-Tools/setting-up-a-mac-for-development.html A practical Mac development setup checklist covering Homebrew, Git, SSH keys, language runtimes, editor setup, and project organization. tristanisfeld@gmail.com (Tristan Isfeld) Sun, 21 Jun 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://tristanisfeld.com/blog/Developer-Tools/terminal-tools-i-actually-use.html https://tristanisfeld.com/blog/Developer-Tools/terminal-tools-i-actually-use.html A practical list of terminal tools that improve daily development work without turning the shell into a complicated project. tristanisfeld@gmail.com (Tristan Isfeld) Sun, 21 Jun 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://tristanisfeld.com/blog/Frontend-Browser/building-a-browser-extension-with-typescript.html https://tristanisfeld.com/blog/Frontend-Browser/building-a-browser-extension-with-typescript.html A practical introduction to browser extensions, including manifests, background scripts, content scripts, permissions, and where TypeScript fits. tristanisfeld@gmail.com (Tristan Isfeld) Sun, 21 Jun 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://tristanisfeld.com/blog/Frontend-Browser/fetch-api-error-handling-in-frontend-apps.html https://tristanisfeld.com/blog/Frontend-Browser/fetch-api-error-handling-in-frontend-apps.html A practical guide to handling Fetch API errors in frontend apps, including network failures, HTTP status codes, JSON parsing, timeouts, and user-facing messages. tristanisfeld@gmail.com (Tristan Isfeld) Sun, 21 Jun 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://tristanisfeld.com/blog/Frontend-Browser/local-storage-vs-indexeddb-vs-cookies.html https://tristanisfeld.com/blog/Frontend-Browser/local-storage-vs-indexeddb-vs-cookies.html A practical comparison of localStorage, IndexedDB, and cookies, including what each is for, what to avoid storing, and how to choose between them. tristanisfeld@gmail.com (Tristan Isfeld) Sun, 21 Jun 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://tristanisfeld.com/blog/Frontend-Browser/typescript-for-python-developers.html https://tristanisfeld.com/blog/Frontend-Browser/typescript-for-python-developers.html A practical introduction to TypeScript for Python developers, covering types, objects, functions, async code, and how static checking changes the workflow. tristanisfeld@gmail.com (Tristan Isfeld) Sun, 21 Jun 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://tristanisfeld.com/blog/Frontend-Browser/what-is-bun-and-where-does-it-fit.html https://tristanisfeld.com/blog/Frontend-Browser/what-is-bun-and-where-does-it-fit.html A practical overview of Bun, how it relates to Node.js, package management, scripts, TypeScript, and where it may fit in modern JavaScript projects. tristanisfeld@gmail.com (Tristan Isfeld) Sun, 21 Jun 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://tristanisfeld.com/blog/Projects/building-a-static-blog-with-python-and-markdown.html https://tristanisfeld.com/blog/Projects/building-a-static-blog-with-python-and-markdown.html A practical overview of building a static blog with Python, Markdown, frontmatter, templates, generated pages, and an output directory. tristanisfeld@gmail.com (Tristan Isfeld) Sun, 21 Jun 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://tristanisfeld.com/blog/Projects/choosing-small-projects-that-teach-the-right-thing.html https://tristanisfeld.com/blog/Projects/choosing-small-projects-that-teach-the-right-thing.html A practical framework for choosing small software projects that teach useful skills instead of becoming oversized unfinished ideas. tristanisfeld@gmail.com (Tristan Isfeld) Sun, 21 Jun 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://tristanisfeld.com/blog/Projects/rebuilding-tristanisfeld-com.html https://tristanisfeld.com/blog/Projects/rebuilding-tristanisfeld-com.html A build-log style overview of rebuilding tristanisfeld.com as a custom static site with Markdown content, Notion sync, Python build tools, and generated output. tristanisfeld@gmail.com (Tristan Isfeld) Sun, 21 Jun 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://tristanisfeld.com/blog/Projects/writing-project-build-logs-that-are-actually-useful.html https://tristanisfeld.com/blog/Projects/writing-project-build-logs-that-are-actually-useful.html A practical guide to writing project build logs that capture decisions, tradeoffs, bugs, and useful context without turning into marketing updates. tristanisfeld@gmail.com (Tristan Isfeld) Sun, 21 Jun 2026 12:00:00 +0000