LearnDjango - September Update
Hi, It’s Will! I’m back with an update on what I’ve been working on this summer.
LearnDjango
I launched a major redesign of the LearnDjango.com website this summer. You can sign up for a free account now that makes it easy to access future free and premium courses. Check it out and let me know what you think!
New Tutorials
I updated all the Django tutorials to 5.0+ and have written several new ones.
- Django Redirects App Tutorial - use the built-in app and the Admin to handle all your URL redirects
- Flask vs Django - now greatly expanded and covers building out three separate projects with each for a proper comparison.
- Django Tailwind - how to configure Tailwind CSS simply in a new Django project
- Django User Profile Model - a best-practice guide to storing additional information about users
- Django Technical Interview Questions - a lengthy list of questions (and answers) for any job interview
E-Commerce Course
I’ve been hard at work on a new e-commerce course that will progressively cover how to manage Stripe (or any other payment processor) payments with Django. It will cover basic payments, subscriptions, a store website, and a shopping cart. There is a lot of confusion out there around how to best structure an e-commerce Django website, and I’m excited to release this course soon. Look out for a special discount code on this newsletter when it launches later this fall.
Django Chat Podcast
Django Chat will return next week and maintain our usual biweekly schedule until the summer. We have an upcoming chat with our two Django Fellows, Natalia Bidart and Sarah Boyce, to discuss what’s new in Django 5.1, what’s coming in 5.2+, and more.
If you are interested in sponsoring the podcast to reach several thousand highly engaged Django developers, you can learn more here.
Django News Newsletter
The weekly newsletter continues to highlight Django news, projects, events, tutorials, and general happenings. It is the easiest way to stay up-to-date on all that’s happening in the Django community.
DjangoCon US
I'm giving a talk at DjangoCon US later this month on the Past, Present, and Future of Django's User Model and the video version should be available soon thereafter. I'll plan to send the next newsletter when that's available and/or the e-commerce course is ready!