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Federico MaraniPractical Django 2 and Channels 2https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-4099-1_1

1. Introduction to Django

Federico Marani1 
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London, UK
 

In the last decade, the impact of the Internet on our society has been very deep. It has changed everything from the way we socialize and work to the way we date and go on vacation. The Internet has expanded from the tool that enabled us to virtually travel and be in touch with people from the other side of the ocean, to the tool that enables us to physically travel, with taxi-hailing services, which are a prime example of how impactful it has become.

This trend shows no sign of stopping. What lies ahead might be even more impactful. Nowadays, traditional institutions not only ...

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