Thank you Mike. Very helpful. On Friday, June 28, 2013 9:49:20 AM UTC+2, Nico Subs wrote: > > Hi all, > > What is the best way to learn Django 1.5 thouroughly? I have been a .NET > developer and have a really good understanding of OOP, HTML5, CSS and > JavaScript. I also have an entry-level knowledge of Python. I am completely > new to MVC (or MVT, in this case). > > I have a need to build apps with Django that provide users with features > such as finding each other based on geographical distance, upload pictures > and edit them online, natural language search, etc... (just to highlight > that I need to know more than how to build a poll app or a simple blog). > > My understanding is that the entry point to learn Django is by completing > the tutorial at the Django project site. Then, what? What path would you > recommend? I have seen that lots of learning resources on the web target > versions lower than 1.5 and I couldn't really find books on 1.5. When > reading reviews on learning material on 1.4, I often see they are outdated > and not really applying to 1.5. > > Also, I briefly looked at what it takes to deploy a Django app. > Virtualenv, git, pip, etc... are all things unknown to me and it looks a > bit scary for a guy used to deploy apps by uploading the compiled binaries > through FTP. > > Help in defining a clear path to learn how to bend Django to my will would > be invaluable! > > Thank you for your time. >
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