Re: Learning Django: Approach / Advice / Resources

2011-05-31 Thread Robin
You guys are spectacular! Thanks! I'll give these replies a few reads and just keep plugging along. I'm going to sort of circle back and see if it wouldn't be a good idea to restart my project with a fresh set of eyes now that I've spent a bit of time with Django. Derek, The test cookie thing

Re: Learning Django: Approach / Advice / Resources

2011-05-31 Thread Derek
On May 30, 9:30 pm, Robin wrote: > A little while ago, I was approached about building a basic web site > for a small store.  The requirements were pretty typical and read like > a menu of web development tutorials.  This was to be a data driven > site that any decent web developer could build.  I

Re: Learning Django: Approach / Advice / Resources

2011-05-30 Thread Mike Dewhirst
Robin Don't worry - your mother is probably right. Here are my "rules" ... 1. Dive into Python 3 rocks 2. Read "Practical Django Projects"(*) or if you decide against that get yourself a small-ish concrete target and avoid extraneous functionality like the plague. Then when it is working loo

Learning Django: Approach / Advice / Resources

2011-05-30 Thread Robin
A little while ago, I was approached about building a basic web site for a small store. The requirements were pretty typical and read like a menu of web development tutorials. This was to be a data driven site that any decent web developer could build. I, however, am not a web developer, decent