@Peter: Thanks for the dissenting opinion, Peter. (And thanks for the vote, Cliff.)
Actually, Peter, I find your points the most convincing of all. But especially in light of the fact that I've just discovered web2py, it seems to make more sense for me to focus on getting a good grasp of Python, rather than diving to quickly into Django. I'm probably going to have to evaluate both of these Python frameworks simultaneously. On Aug 14, 9:13 am, "J. Cliff Dyer" <j...@sdf.lonestar.org> wrote: > On Fri, 2009-08-14 at 08:30 -0700, snfctech wrote: > > Thanks for all the helpful replies, django-users group! > > > I've got: > > > - Java and C++ coursework > > - a little professional Java, Perl and Tcl/Tk experience (off and on > > over several years) > > - 1 year large Servoy project (like a Java based Filemaker) > > - about 2 years full-time PHP (including one MVC project with > > CodeIgniter) > > > I tried picking up the "Agile Web Development with Rails" book a > > couple years ago (without studying Ruby). I went through the demo app > > well enough, but hobbled along with a first pet-project that left me > > scratching my head a bit. Maybe I just didn't put enough time into > > it, or maybe it was like what TiNo (above) was saying - had problems > > distinguishing between Ruby classes/conventions and the Rails ones, > > which just added to my brain load and slowed me down when looking at a > > page of Ruby/Rails code. > > > I spoke with the instructor of thePythonand Django courses, and he > > said I should take thePythonand learn Django online, if I had to > > choose (especially since my project may require deviation from the > > Django ORM into SQLAlchemy, etc.). My only reservation being that I > > want to start using Django fast to actually build stuff. And, it > > sounds like you guys are saying that taking the Django course should > > be okay since I have previous programming experience in other > > languages (just brush up and take a book). > > > Normally I wouldn't even bother with programming bootcamps like this - > > but we have an education budget available, and I imagine having a > >Pythonor Django expert by my side for 5 days could be quite helpful > > at times. > > > So, still not sure what I should do, but thanks for the tips. > > I would vote for taking thepythoncourse, and learning Django online. > Mostly because the django docs are fantastic. > > Cheers, > Cliff --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Django users" group. To post to this group, send email to django-users@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to django-users+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/django-users?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
