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Finding and fixing N+1 queries in Django apps

The Django ORM makes it easy to fetch data, but there's a downside: it's easy to write inefficient queries as the number of records in your database grows. One area where the ease of writing queries can bite is you is with N+1 queries. Expensive N+1 queries go undiscovered in small development databases. Finding expensive N+1 queries is an area where Scout is particularly helpful.

Docker Tutorial: Get Going From Scratch

Docker is a platform for packaging, deploying, and running applications. Docker applications run in containers that can be used on any system: a developer’s laptop, systems on premises, or in the cloud. Containerization is a technology that’s been around for a long time, but it’s seen new life with Docker. It packages applications as images that contain everything needed to run them: code, runtime environment, libraries, and configuration.

Five worthy reads: Data security is taking the world by storm

Information. Data. Personal details. Particulars. Intelligence. Call it what you like—the universal truth is that in the present age, personal data has become one of the most valuable possessions. Companies around the world are scrambling to secure the data they have collected, while those with malicious intentions are vying for these coveted bits of information.