Practical Django Projects, Second Edition

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Practical Development Techniques

Until now, you've been focusing on what Django's libraries and components can do and how you can take advantage of them in your applications. But Django's code and the code you write using Django make up only half the story when it comes to practical, efficient web development. The other half consists of more general techniques and specific best practices. Some of these apply broadly to any sort of software development, while others apply more specifically to Python, Django, and the Web. In either case, they comprise a solid set of guidelines that can drastically improve your productivity and ...