Week 30 of 2024

Weeklies are my notes of things not big enough for a blog post but worthy of being mentioned and linked to. Find all of my Weeklies at /weeklies.

• Anyone can Access Deleted and Private Repository Data on GitHub

  A scary sounding exploration on how GitHub stores commits in fork networks where deleted commits - even private ones - are accessible through public repos after the original repo deleted.

• Advice to beginners

  Ned has a good, compact list of tips for anyone who’s new to learning programming.

• devtools.fm

  A podcast about developer tools and the people who make them.

• Alternatives to BooleanField in Django

  Jack writes about when to use BooleanFields and when something like TextChoices or DateTimeField would be more beneficial when tracking state of models.

• Fit-to-Width Text: A New Technique

  Registered custom properties enable fit-to-width text. Roman has a nice article showcasing how to do it and why it works.