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2nd March 2022

Craft A Conference Talk Proposal That Sparks Joy

So you’re interested to talk at a software conference - that’s great!

But how do you propose a talk, and what sorts of proposals are attractive to conference organisers?
24th February 2022

A Gentle Introduction to SAML Authentication

In today’s blog post, we take a demystifying dive into the deep dark world of SAML authentication.
16th February 2022

An SSO primer: what is it, and how does it work?

Are you getting tired of having too many online identities? Keep forgetting passwords, and having to log in to a bunch of different services every time you surf the web? It’s time to learn about SSO.
9th February 2022

Announcing Anvil's New Personal Plan

Today, we’re introducing our new, more affordable Personal Plan, and beefing up our Professional Plan! Super-power your Python development, whether you’re a hobbyist or a full-time pro.
2nd February 2022

CS In Schools

Australia is missing thousands of programmers. There will be over 100,000 new IT jobs created in Australia by 2024, but overwhelmingly Australians aren’t choosing to study Computer Science related subjects. CS In Schools is a charity aiming to tackle this problem at its source, partnering with schools to give young students positive formative experiences with coding.
27th of January 2022

Calling from your Browser using Twilio and Python

Easily make calls from you Browser using the Twilio API and nothing but Python
24th December 2021

Advent Calendar Roundup 3

It’s Christmas Eve and the last day of this year’s Anvil Advent Calendar!

This week, we created an app to virtually decorate your cookies, a game demonstrating the classic Monty Hall Problem, an AI powered chatbot, and a whole heap of other apps.

Take a look at all the apps that we made this week.
17th December 2021

Advent Calendar Roundup 2

We’re now over halfway to Christmas, and this year’s Anvil Advent Calendar is in full swing. This week, we extended the Random Carol app with a Skip button, upgraded the Wishlist app (again!), generated some AI Christmas greetings, and much more.
10th December 2021

Advent Calendar Roundup 1

We’re 10 days into the Advent Calendar. We made a Pachinko Christmas tree, a North Pole weather dashboard, and even got robots to write cards for us!

Take a look at all the apps that we made so far.
1st December 2021

First day of the Anvil Advent Calendar

We’re building a Python web app each day until Christmas. Join us on a festive Python adventure!
November 24th 2021

Announcing the 2021 Anvil Advent Calendar

Hear ye, hear ye, the Anvil Advent Calendar is here again!
18th November 2021

Using hardware tokens for two-factor authentication: how does it work?

Everyone has been extolling the virtue of two-factor authentication for years. But what is it, and how does it work? And what exactly does a hardware authentication token do?