On Friday 14 August 2009 09:01:16 am Peter Herndon wrote: > I strongly disagree. The thing to remember is that Django is just > Python applied to web programming. Knowing Python better, and > understanding the quirks of the language and why they are there, will > serve you better when programming a Django app. Django is a supremely > Pythonic approach to web applications (not the only such, to be sure). > The framework developers use the language fluently. The better you > understand the language, the easier you will find it to understand > Django. The choices made in designing Django will be obvious, or at > least more clear than they would have been otherwise. > > You are more likely to reach your goal of having a working Django site > sooner if you have a better understanding of the language than if you > concentrate on Django and skip the subtleties of the language. Yes, > Python is designed to be easy to learn and easy to read, but > understanding the possibilities inherent in the language will help you > grasp more of Django more easily than if you just dive into web > programming. > > Listen to the instructor, he's not wrong. > > ---Peter Herndon >
I second this one and if you don't have any knowledge of functional programming, I would recommend adding this to your online education. Mike -- "Kill the Wabbit, Kill the Wabbit, Kill the Wabbit!" -- Looney Tunes, "What's Opera Doc?" (1957, Chuck Jones)
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