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We have an API whose database schema changes constantly with no need for changes to our code that exposes the data. This is an extremely powerful (but quite possibly a bad) idea. See how we do it!
In this talk I’ll go over:
- Introspecting the database
- Dynamically generating Django models
- Dynamically generating a DRF API
- Testing against read-only databases
- How it’s all a powerful (but maybe a bad) idea
Mjumbe Poe
Mjumbe has been developing civic technology since 2010. He endeavors to use technology to build the capacity of individuals and communities to shape their cities, their neighborhoods, and their own lives. Prior to joining Stepwise (née FixList) in 2016, Mjumbe served as a Digital Services Architect at the City of Philadelphia’s Office of Open Data and Digital Transformation. In 2012, he started at OpenPlans, where he worked on projects that encouraged city residents to get involved in planning for the future of their cities. In 2011, he was an inaugural Code for America Fellow. The perspective of technology as a means for social empowerment guides Mjumbe’s professional and extracurricular development. He volunteers with Coded by Kids as an instructor and a board member, and is a member of the planning committee for the International Conference on Appropriate Technology.