Thanks for the note on the functional programming part, Mike. I've been meaning to look into that.
On Aug 14, 10:01 am, Mike Ramirez <gufym...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Friday 14 August 2009 09:01:16 am Peter Herndon wrote: > > > > > I strongly disagree. The thing to remember is that Django is just > > Python applied to web programming. Knowing Python better, and > > understanding the quirks of the language and why they are there, will > > serve you better when programming a Django app. Django is a supremely > > Pythonic approach to web applications (not the only such, to be sure). > > The framework developers use the language fluently. The better you > > understand the language, the easier you will find it to understand > > Django. The choices made in designing Django will be obvious, or at > > least more clear than they would have been otherwise. > > > You are more likely to reach your goal of having a working Django site > > sooner if you have a better understanding of the language than if you > > concentrate on Django and skip the subtleties of the language. Yes, > > Python is designed to be easy to learn and easy to read, but > > understanding the possibilities inherent in the language will help you > > grasp more of Django more easily than if you just dive into web > > programming. > > > Listen to the instructor, he's not wrong. > > > ---Peter Herndon > > I second this one and if you don't have any knowledge of functional > programming, I would recommend adding this to your online education. > > Mike > > -- > "Kill the Wabbit, Kill the Wabbit, Kill the Wabbit!" > -- Looney Tunes, "What's Opera Doc?" (1957, Chuck Jones) > > signature.asc > < 1KViewDownload --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
