Getting Started with Django

I’m a backend intern at Hipo for this summer. Django is the main backend framework used at Hipo. During the internship, I discover numerous sources for learning Django. Here is list of them.

Text Based Tutorials

• Django Girls Tutorial: http://tutorial.djangogirls.org/
• Writing your first Django app: https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/1.10/intro/tutorial01/

Video Tutorials

• Django Tutorials for Beginners - The New Boston: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL6gx4Cwl9DGBlmzzFcLgDhKTTfNLfX1IK
• CodingEntrepreneurs Django Tutorials: https://www.youtube.com/user/CodingEntrepreneurs/playlists
• Django Class Based Views (CBV) Uncorked - Adam Wester: http://www.adamwester.me/blog/django-cbv-uncorked-intro/

DjangoCon Speaks

• Anton Pirker - Best Practices Scaling: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ul-pHtOfA9U
• Ana Balica - Demystifying mixing with Django: https://vimeo.com/134407441
• Leonardo Giordani - Django class-based views: survival guide for novices: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dpydk5qK-bo

Books

• Two Scoops of Django: https://www.twoscoopspress.com/products/two-scoops-of-django-1-8
• High Performance Django: https://highperformancedjango.com

Documentations

• Classy Class-Based Views: http://ccbv.co.uk/
• Classy Django REST Framework: http://www.cdrf.co/