Hi, I'm Jamie

I'm a software engineer from Toronto, Ontario focused in web application development. I've spent time as an individual contributor, project development lead, and engineering manager.

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Recent Posts

• Managing Dependency Sessions in Serverless Azure: Improving Redis Service Implementation

  Posted on:June 25, 2023

  This post describes the challenge of working with dependencies that require sessions (databases, redis, etc) in serverless arhcitecture. Namely, how to properly manage session creation and disposal.

• Django Dynamic Email Settings

  Posted on:December 10, 2017

  Django DES allows Django administrators to configure email settings in real-time using the Django Admin Panel.

• django-pwned-passwords

  Posted on:August 5, 2017

  django-pwned-passwords is a Django Password Validator that automatically and securely checks users' passwords against a database of breached passwords.

• Sort Apps in the Django Admin

  Posted on:May 18, 2017

  The Django admin panel sorts applications by alphabetical order. Using a bit of code, you can customize the Django app order in settings.py.