The Getting Started with Django series is off to a great start. Kenneth's soothing voice and background music makes it easy on the ears to listen to. The video quality is also great. The initial subjects are, in my opinion, essential to almost every web developer working in a multi-environment setting. Not to mention a great introduction for those just getting into Django. I'm looking forward to more of Getting Started with Django from Kenneth to see what else is in store for those new to Django and to those that utilize Django often.
Getting Started with Django
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Re: Getting Started with Django
#22Kenneth, sorry if this has been asked, but how often will you be releasing videos ? Monthly ?
Also thank you for making series ;)
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#23chef, vagrant, ubuntu, apt-get, pip, virtualenv, heroku, ssh.. oh there it is, sth about learning django. I'm saying it not to diss your work, but don't you think setting up a linux env on a vm and signing up to heroku shouldn't be the point of a django tutorial? point explained in another discussion about zed's approach to writing 'learn x the hard way' https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4961593
I started learning Python/Django 4 months ago. At first I avoided deployment but when I got around to it, I easily spent over 1/3 of the last 4 months messing with most of the things outlined in the first lesson - and in fact I ended up making a VM (with VMware and dotcloud in my case) to ease setup pain for future projects. This one lesson alone would have saved me at least 2 weeks.
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#24Kenneth, sorry if this has been asked, but how often will you be releasing videos ? Monthly ? Also thank you for making series ;)
The plan is to do 1-2 per month, ideally about 1 every 2 weeks. I have to do them in my (and my editor's) off time, so some months that may slip.
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#25I like where this series is headed, I will certainly be following it.
A few suggestions on how to improve the consumption of these videos.
1) Break down the video into smaller bite sized chunks to provide for natural breaks. Unlike movies where it's more a passive viewing experience, educational videos, especially ones where you're expected to follow along, require a lot more mental engagement. This makes it difficult to sit through a 50 minute video in one sitting.
3) Use a basic video editor (e.g ScreenFlow) to zoom into the sections you're working on. It's difficult to follow what you're doing when viewing the entire screen, text is tiny and difficult to read. Also forcing me to go into full screen mode to view the text, doesn't help when I want to follow along.
Overall, I love it. Keep up the good work.
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#26I like where this series is headed, I will certainly be following it. A few suggestions on how to improve the consumption of these videos. 1) Break down the video into smaller bite sized chunks to provide for natural breaks. Unlike movies where it's more a passive viewing experience, educational videos, especially ones where you're expected to follow along, require a lot more mental engagement. This makes it difficul…
When the official download comes out in a day or two, it'll have chapter markers in it for QuickTime, so you'll be able to jump around as needed.
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#27Wow just what I needed!
As a Desktop/Systems developer I find it hard to integrate all the HTML - CSS - JS - Python and then deploy a Web Application, I've been taking a look at the Django Book but it kinds of assumes you know Web Development.
This looks like just what I need, I'll finish my Poll application and check your tutorials.
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#28While others are complaining about all the up front set up; this is actually something I like. Base tutorials always seem to be missing that 'something' that takes what you've learned and turns it into a real world application. Even if its not step one, I would prefer more tutorials to have a full fledged 'Getting Set Up' section; even if it becomes arbitrary. It makes sure everyone can get on the same page no matter…
I agree, and in this case it's setting up a very consistent environment that will be almost exactly the same as the one he's going to be using.
Additionally, these are the actual procedures you could use to set up a very real and serious tool. I'm loving this!
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#29This is great. Just one thing though:
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#30why is that HN crowd is so much into Django? Every day I see something Django-related on the top page. I feel like I'm left out... is Django like the world's number one web framework (for hackers)?