DH Tech Blog
This is the DHTech blog. There are three types of blog posts: ADayInTheLifeOf, 2Simple2Mention, and WhatsHappening. ADayInTheLifeOf aims to give the reader an idea of what a day in the work life of a DH techie looks like. It can be anything the author wants to share about their job. 2Simple2Mention provides a space to live for all these technical problems that we sometimes need a lot of time to fix but that turn out to be super simple. We don't write them down because we think it's so simple we will remember, and spend the same amount of time on them again the next time (or someone else is). WhatsHappening reports on current events in the DHTech space. Enjoy reading!
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I love my job. It is very interesting and challenging, I get to learn new things all the time, and some semesters I teach, which I enjoy a lot. Some days, however, are like 2020, you just want them to end.
2020-08-14
#ADayInTheLifeOf
Simply updating the Django version ...
For a small project running on Django, I was planning to do a tiny upgrade. Just changing from Django 2 to Django 3... What could possibly go wrong!
2020-08-14
#ADayInTheLifeOf
Zope 2.10 in Docker, or Applied Software Archaeology
I wanted to migrate the old website on the server to a Docker image for Zope so I could use it in a docker-compose setup together with a standard PostgreSQL container. How hard could that be?
2020-08-17
#ADayInTheLifeOf
All the color(profile)s of Java
How the digilib image server learned to treat images with color profiles correctly and how I learned more about the weird quirks of Java's image libraries than ever before.
2023-01-16
#ADayInTheLifeOf
Sharing Users between Django projects
You should never share Django user databases between projects! But sometimes....
2020-11-26
#2Simple2Mention
DHTech Technical Mentorship Program
A survey to gauge the interest of the community for a technical mentorship program.
2021-03-18
#WhatsHappening
First DHtech Meetup as an ADHO SIG
The first DHTech Meetup as a SIG took place on 29th of September. Members of the initial steering committee introduced themselves and shared some ongoing projects of the SIG. The attendees discussed the specific focus of DH software development in context to the wider RSE movement.
2021-09-30
#WhatsHappening
Greatly improved DH link list
Thanks to Moritz Maehr, DHTech now has a vastly improved list of curated DH related links. Have a look at them and consider adding your own tips for resources and tools as a pull request!
2021-12-21
#WhatsHappening
A Code Review Process for DH
The Code Review Working Group of DHTech is starting the alpha phase of implementing a code review process for the digital humanities. For the initial round of reviews, we are looking for people willing to submit code for review and people willing to review someone else’s code.
2022-03-23
#WhatsHappening
Awesome DHTools has new Maintainers
Our "Awesome DHTools" repository has two new maintainers: Moritz Mähr and Diego Siqueira!
2022-05-27
#WhatsHappening
DHTech Steering Committee Elections
This November we are planning to hold the first official Steering Committee elections. This blog post will summarize the key responsibilities and tasks of the Steering Committee.
2022-09-01
#WhatsHappening
DHTech on Django
Our December meetup was focussed on discussing the Python-based Django framework. Read our summary of the meetup!
2022-12-20
#WhatsHappening
All the color(profile)s of Java
How the digilib image server learned to treat images with color profiles correctly and how I learned more about the weird quirks of Java's image libraries than ever before.
2023-01-16
#ADayInTheLifeOf
DHTech on Django
Our December meetup was focussed on discussing the Python-based Django framework. Read our summary of the meetup!
2022-12-20
#WhatsHappening
DHTech Steering Committee Elections
This November we are planning to hold the first official Steering Committee elections. This blog post will summarize the key responsibilities and tasks of the Steering Committee.
2022-09-01
#WhatsHappening
Awesome DHTools has new Maintainers
Our "Awesome DHTools" repository has two new maintainers: Moritz Mähr and Diego Siqueira!
2022-05-27
#WhatsHappening
A Code Review Process for DH
The Code Review Working Group of DHTech is starting the alpha phase of implementing a code review process for the digital humanities. For the initial round of reviews, we are looking for people willing to submit code for review and people willing to review someone else’s code.
2022-03-23
#WhatsHappening
Greatly improved DH link list
Thanks to Moritz Maehr, DHTech now has a vastly improved list of curated DH related links. Have a look at them and consider adding your own tips for resources and tools as a pull request!
2021-12-21
#WhatsHappening