Discussion with Eric Holscher

Eric Holscher is the creator of TestMaker, the automated test maker (hence the name) for your Django projects. On this, the first official TWiD callcast, we discuss his testing and debugging screencasts, how he got into Django, Test Driven Development, and DjangoCon.

Holscher is full-time Web Developer for MediaphorMedia (home of Ellington CMS and the house where Django was created). In the last month he’s been focusing on learning and teaching his testing and debugging techniques via various screencasts. We get into that and more in this 36 minute jam session.

Overview

Beyond his work on TestMaker, Eric recently sat down and recorded four "how-to" debug your Django project screencasts available on his blog. He also got his hands dirty detailing how he uses the various featured of the django-command-extentions project which offers more than a handful of productivity and helpful features for your Django project. And he's not done yet, as you'll find out during this callcast.

A tip when listening - we get into a Test Driven Development discussion near the end, even after and I tell Eric we're going to tackle one more question regarding DjangoCon. Throughout the call Eric brings up some excellent points regarding testing and debugging in Django and the how and why he is so involved with these best practices himself. Thanks Eric for your time. It was a pleasure.

• Running Time: 36 minutes
• Download: MP3