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This is great! I love Django, and am a big proponent of TFD (template-first development). It seems most Django tutorials are so focused on the Admin and making

This is great! I love Django, and am a big proponent of TFD (template-first development). It seems most Django tutorials are so focused on the Admin and making models...they wait too long to actually show the developer something. One of the issues a lot of Django books run into is that they become "dated" fast. Did you do anything specific to "future proof" the content? For example, Django 1.8 just released with a few important changes (notably the Template settings configuration and URL definitions). Did you do anything to confront these differences? I've noticed that a lot of new developers won't touch a Django 1.6 book, for example, because it's two releases behind... One way to contact aspiring Djangonauts or new coders is to search Meetup.com for web development meetups. You can usually contact the event organizer and pitch your book. There's also Reddit's sub-reddits for various programming topics (/r/learnprogramming, /r/django, etc). Good luck! EDIT: Just noticed you're from the Bay Area. One of my good friends runs the Designers Who Code meetup. It's very active and would be the perfect demographic for your book. You may try to reach out to him and see about presenting at one of his events. If you can't get a hold of him, find me online and I'll see what I can do.

limedaring 12y ago
Yeah, tutorials that did templates last were my biggest frustration when I was learning a few years ago. Very good question re: future-proofing. It's one of the reasons why I tried to build a lot of stuff online in the GitHub repo, like the installation instructions. While the template config and URL definitions have been updated, thankfully 1.8 is still backwards compatible for the old settings (AFAIK - I just checked and all HWA code still works.) Next print run of the book, I'll update the code to 1.8 and update the install instructions. Not much I can do other than decouple the stuff that changes frequently and release updates when I can. It's kind of a pain, and definitely something I worry about! Great suggestion regarding Designers Who Code — will reach out ASAP, thank you!

limedaring 12y ago

Yeah, tutorials that did templates last were my biggest frustration when I was learning a few years ago. Very good question re: future-proofing. It's one of the reasons why I tried to build a lot of stuff online in the GitHub repo, like the installation instructions. While the template config and URL definitions have been updated, thankfully 1.8 is still backwards compatible for the old settings (AFAIK - I just checked and all HWA code still works.) Next print run of the book, I'll update the code to 1.8 and update the install instructions. Not much I can do other than decouple the stuff that changes frequently and release updates when I can. It's kind of a pain, and definitely something I worry about! Great suggestion regarding Designers Who Code — will reach out ASAP, thank you!