Comments on: Another Django book http://efford.org/blog/archives/29 Random musings on Python, software engineering, the web & other stuff Wed, 03 Dec 2008 23:40:29 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.4 by: Nick http://efford.org/blog/archives/29#comment-20433 Mon, 10 Dec 2007 23:25:27 +0000 http://efford.org/blog/archives/29#comment-20433 Julie: yes, I definitely do intend posting a review of some sort here... Julie: yes, I definitely do intend posting a review of some sort here…

]]> by: Julie Miller http://efford.org/blog/archives/29#comment-20430 Mon, 10 Dec 2007 21:18:35 +0000 http://efford.org/blog/archives/29#comment-20430 Hey Nick, I'm the marketing product manager for Apress, and I was wondering if you'd be interested in writing a review of the book here on your blog. Let me know what you think! Hey Nick,

I’m the marketing product manager for Apress, and I was wondering if you’d be interested in writing a review of the book here on your blog. Let me know what you think!

]]> by: michael http://efford.org/blog/archives/29#comment-19008 Sat, 17 Nov 2007 05:29:00 +0000 http://efford.org/blog/archives/29#comment-19008 Actually there is an interview with Adrian Holovaty about Django on p. 330-333. Pretty good interview, and probably the best Django information in the book. TurboGears seems to be covered pretty well, but Django seems an afterthought. They take you through building a very basic blog, and they go over a basic comment system while barely giving any notice about the built-in comment system that is more full-featured and easier to implement (though still largely undocumented in official docs). Overall, I was disappointed in the WROX book. YMMV Actually there is an interview with Adrian Holovaty about Django on p. 330-333. Pretty good interview, and probably the best Django information in the book.

TurboGears seems to be covered pretty well, but Django seems an afterthought. They take you through building a very basic blog, and they go over a basic comment system while barely giving any notice about the built-in comment system that is more full-featured and easier to implement (though still largely undocumented in official docs).

Overall, I was disappointed in the WROX book. YMMV

]]> by: Justin http://efford.org/blog/archives/29#comment-18994 Sat, 17 Nov 2007 01:08:05 +0000 http://efford.org/blog/archives/29#comment-18994 I looked over it at B&N (or was it Borders) a few weeks ago, and it isn't anything special. I actually don't remember a thing about it. It was pretty basic. I looked over it at B&N (or was it Borders) a few weeks ago, and it isn’t anything special. I actually don’t remember a thing about it. It was pretty basic.

]]> by: Jacob Kaplan-Moss http://efford.org/blog/archives/29#comment-18980 Fri, 16 Nov 2007 22:17:40 +0000 http://efford.org/blog/archives/29#comment-18980 Actually, we didn't have to try very hard to "persuade" Apress to use the logo; from the very start they wanted to work to merge our two "brands" together in some way. I'm pretty damn happy with what they came up with. Actually, we didn’t have to try very hard to “persuade” Apress to use the logo; from the very start they wanted to work to merge our two “brands” together in some way. I’m pretty damn happy with what they came up with.

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