On Friday, October 25, 2013 1:51:09 PM UTC-7, Derek wrote: > > I don't think anything is "missing". People just want to get their toes > wet when creating websites, and prefer instant gratification to reading the > documentation. Nothing wrong with that, and adding more documentation > really isn't going to solve the problem. My advice to anyone who wants to > learn web2py is to read the official documentation cover to cover. That's > it. It's not a difficult read, and it's not very long. > > As someone who recently started with Web2Py, but with some background in Python, websites (html and php), and simple use of DBs, I disagree. I read the online book. I worked through the examples in the overview. And I still have questions. The book is excellent. It is not enough by itself.
/dps > On Thursday, October 24, 2013 12:32:05 PM UTC-7, Dave S wrote: >> >> >> >> On Thursday, October 24, 2013 10:53:54 AM UTC-7, Derek wrote: >>> >>> Well, I don't particularly like that website. It's cluttered, >>> disjointed. >>> >>> I think pointing people to the Web2Py Book (aka Documentation) is the >>> way to go. >>> >>> >> Well, it helps that the Web2Py book is quite thorough and well written. >> Other products should be jealous. But this group wouldn't be very busy if >> nothing else was needed. >> The Totally Official Web2Py website has the Documentation and Resources >> page >> <http://www.web2py.com/init/default/documentation> >> >> which has a Learning and Demos section, which I should check out more. >> >> Another resource would be the Web2PySlices site, which is also listed on >> the above page; I've skimmed through some of the examples there and on the >> utils and plug-ins links. >> >> Finally, several of the key contributores have their own book: >> < >> http://www.packtpub.com/web2py-application-development-recipes-to-master-python-web-framework-cookbook/book?utm_source=web2py.com&utm_medium=link&utm_content=pod&utm_campaign=mdb_009617#sample >> > >> >> I haven't had a chance to check that one out, but it looks itneresting >> and the authors have made plenty of good contributions to the user group >> here. >> >> So (other than the distracting background image), what's missing from >> Massimo's page compared to the "Learning Ruby" page the OP cites would be a >> short summary or review of each of the resources. >> >> /dps >> >> >> >>> To quote PEP20: >>> "There should be one and preferably only one obvious way to do it." >>> >>> The simple fact is that if you learn Web2Py some other way, and come >>> here to ask questions on how to do something, most answers you'll get will >>> refer to the official documentation. Might as well read it. It's simple >>> short and to the point. >>> >>> On Thursday, October 24, 2013 9:27:12 AM UTC-7, Richard wrote: >>>> >>>> I think he want to create a similar Web site than the one for Ruby he >>>> posted. >>>> >>>> Richard >>>> >>>> >>>> On Wed, Oct 23, 2013 at 5:56 PM, Derek <sp1...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>> >>>>> You can certainly try something on your own, the best thing to do is >>>>> read the book. When people ask questions here, I usually refer them to >>>>> the >>>>> book, aka the documentation itself. It's well documented. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On Wednesday, October 23, 2013 8:29:49 AM UTC-7, Richard wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> You can reference this : >>>>>> http://killer-web-development.com/section/1/0 >>>>>> >>>>>> There is many post on the google group about ressource to get a grip >>>>>> on web2py >>>>>> >>>>>> We could also, make a up to date list of existing book here : >>>>>> >>>>>> ... >>>>>> >>>>>> :) >>>>>> >>>>>> Richard >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> On Wed, Oct 23, 2013 at 10:55 AM, Andreas Wienes >>>>>> <itsy...@gmail.com>wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> Hey guys, >>>>>>> >>>>>>> I think it would be great to start a website similar to >>>>>>> http://astonj.com/tech/best-way-to-learn-ruby-rails/ but only for >>>>>>> web2py. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> So what do you think about my idea and what is your opinion about >>>>>>> the "best way" to learn web2py? >>>>>>> >>>>>>> I'm excited for your suggestions. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> - Andreas >>>>>>> -- >>>>>>> Resources: >>>>>>> - http://web2py.com >>>>>>> - http://web2py.com/book (Documentation) >>>>>>> - http://github.com/web2py/web2py (Source code) >>>>>>> - https://code.google.com/p/web2py/issues/list (Report Issues) >>>>>>> --- >>>>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>>>>> Groups "web2py-users" group. >>>>>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, >>>>>>> send an email to web2py+un...@googlegroups.com. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>> Resources: >>>>> - http://web2py.com >>>>> - http://web2py.com/book (Documentation) >>>>> - http://github.com/web2py/web2py (Source code) >>>>> - https://code.google.com/p/web2py/issues/list (Report Issues) >>>>> --- >>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>>> Groups "web2py-users" group. >>>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>>>> an email to web2py+un...@googlegroups.com. >>>>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >>>>> >>>> >>>> -- Resources: - http://web2py.com - http://web2py.com/book (Documentation) - http://github.com/web2py/web2py (Source code) - https://code.google.com/p/web2py/issues/list (Report Issues) --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "web2py-users" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to web2py+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
