updating app dependencies with a learning checklist

mattmakai · mattmakai · commit 6e7901271771 · 2014-05-24T07:34:34.000-04:00
diff --git a/application-dependencies.html b/application-dependencies.html
@@ -160,6 +160,20 @@ <h2>Application dependency resources</h2>
   <a href="http://askubuntu.com/questions/244641/how-to-set-up-and-use-a-virtual-python-environment-in-ubuntu">virtual environment for Python development</a>.</p>
 </li>
 </ul>
+<h2>Application dependencies learning checklist</h2>
+<p><i class="fa fa-check-square-o"></i>
+Ensure the libraries your web application depends on are all captured in a
+requirement.txt file with pegged versions. </p>
+<p><i class="fa fa-check-square-o"></i>
+An easy way to capture currently installed dependencies is with the 
+<code>pip freeze</code> command.</p>
+<p><i class="fa fa-check-square-o"></i>
+Create a fresh virtualenv and install the dependencies from your 
+requirements.txt file by using the <code>pip install -r requirements.txt</code> 
+command.</p>
+<p><i class="fa fa-check-square-o"></i>
+Check that your application runs properly with the fresh virtualenv and only
+the installed dependencies from the requirements.txt file.</p>
 <h3>What do you need to learn after installing your app dependencies?</h3>
                   <div class="row">
     <div class="col-md-3">
diff --git a/change-log.html b/change-log.html
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ <h1>Change Log</h1>
 <h2>2014</h2>
 <h3>May</h3>
 <ul>
-<li>Added learning checklist for source control.</li>
+<li>Added learning checklist for source control and application dependencies.</li>
 <li>Moving learning checklists to the bottom of the pages since they are 
   specific advice for steps to take after reading a section.</li>
 <li>Added a stub section for APIs.</li>
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diff --git a/future-directions.html b/future-directions.html
@@ -67,7 +67,6 @@ <h1>Future Directions</h1>
 <p>Create learning checklists for every section where it makes sense. The
   remaining sections that need checklists are </p>
 <ol>
-<li>application dependencies</li>
 <li>configuration management</li>
 <li>NoSQL data stores</li>
 <li>application programming interfaces</li>
diff --git a/source/content/pages/03-deployment/0315-application-dependencies.markdown b/source/content/pages/03-deployment/0315-application-dependencies.markdown
@@ -141,4 +141,23 @@ further clarification.
   [virtual environment for Python development](http://askubuntu.com/questions/244641/how-to-set-up-and-use-a-virtual-python-environment-in-ubuntu).
 
 
+## Application dependencies learning checklist
+<i class="fa fa-check-square-o"></i>
+Ensure the libraries your web application depends on are all captured in a
+requirement.txt file with pegged versions. 
+
+<i class="fa fa-check-square-o"></i>
+An easy way to capture currently installed dependencies is with the 
+``pip freeze`` command.
+
+<i class="fa fa-check-square-o"></i>
+Create a fresh virtualenv and install the dependencies from your 
+requirements.txt file by using the ``pip install -r requirements.txt`` 
+command.
+
+<i class="fa fa-check-square-o"></i>
+Check that your application runs properly with the fresh virtualenv and only
+the installed dependencies from the requirements.txt file.
+
+
 ### What do you need to learn after installing your app dependencies?
diff --git a/source/content/pages/10-misc/1005-change-log.markdown b/source/content/pages/10-misc/1005-change-log.markdown
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ the
 
 ## 2014
 ### May
-* Added learning checklist for source control.
+* Added learning checklist for source control and application dependencies.
 * Moving learning checklists to the bottom of the pages since they are 
   specific advice for steps to take after reading a section.
 * Added a stub section for APIs.
diff --git a/source/content/pages/10-misc/1007-future-directions.markdown b/source/content/pages/10-misc/1007-future-directions.markdown
@@ -45,7 +45,6 @@ Here are some things I'm actively working on:
 * Create learning checklists for every section where it makes sense. The
   remaining sections that need checklists are 
 
-    1. application dependencies
     1. configuration management
     1. NoSQL data stores
     1. application programming interfaces

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