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So, full disclaimer: I was one of the editors of this book. This is a really great 'best practices' book for Django developers of all skill levels. In the Dja
by rdegges 14y ago
So, full disclaimer: I was one of the editors of this book.
This is a really great 'best practices' book for Django developers of all skill levels.
In the Django community, there are a variety of practices that people tend to use: webapp structure, coding conventions, library preferences, etc. As a Django developer, finding out 'which way should I do X' is often harder than it seems: there are tons of articles on Google, but it's difficult to make sense of which recommendations are right.
This book takes a really great approach to the problem by introducing readers to a great deal of information: which way you should do X, why, and how it works. Instead of just getting a solution, you'll understand why things should be done that way, and how it works.
Furthermore, I can tell you that as an editor of this book, both Danny and Audrey (the authors) took quite a lot of feedback, and made a lot of progressive changes to the content. This (in my opinion) is a huge selling point, as you know all the book's content has been reviewed by numerous influential Django developers and users.
Anyhow, this is a really great book, and quite cheap for the asking price. I'd highly recommend you read it, regardless of your skill level.
- fluidrhino 14y agoWow, I didn't even notice you were one of the editors to this book. Glad I bought it even more now! See you in heapify ;).
- mrchess 14y agoHaving recently started Django for a small gig, I have found searching for Django documentation, tips, and practices, to be extremely difficult and confusing, especially coming from the Rails world where blog posts seem a dime a dozen. I spent a long time looking for good info only to find outdated or poorly maintained docs, and a very little sense of "community". I'll probably grab this book to get me jumpstarted. I'm happy, yet sad that I have to find my information this way -- says something about the community IMO (not a bash on you, but just a nag on the Django community as a whole as I feel it doesn't really like helping beginners).
- timc3 14y agoTry the IRC channel, articles from Lincoln Loop and the Django google groups.
- jordanmessina 14y agoThis is really surprising to hear. I think Django has some of the best documentation out there. I rarely have to go to blogs or Stack Overflow because that answer usually exists right in the docs. Could you give an example or two of issues you had that you couldn't find the answer to in the docs?