The Blog of Xangis

My current project is figuring out how to build sites with Django. It’s a bit tough to get a handle on because it’s a moving target. I have a book based on a pre-1.0 version. There are plenty of tutorials and videos on pre-1.0, 1.0, and the current development version (1.1). In many cases, the method of getting something done has changed enough that an older/newer tutorial or HOWTO doesn’t work.

Despite that frustration, I seem to be wrapping my head around Django 1.0.2 (the current production version) fairly well. I can create models and sync them with a database, configure the admin interface, etc. Now I need to focus on the views and templates so I can turn the data models into something useful.