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Life & fun · January 26, 2017

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My Django book, Hello Web App, is now free online

A couple of years ago I wrote Hello Web App (http://hellowebapp.com) to teach beginner Django web app development. It's aimed at non-programmers and designers, and walks folks through building and deploying a basic web app. I'm working on my third book to teach web design fundamentals to programmers (Hello Web Design: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1868398473/hello-web-design-design-basics-for-non-designers), so I've made Hello Web App free online during the Kickstarter campaign for the new book. The full Hello Web App tutorial can be accessed here:…

My Django book, Hello Web App, is now free online launched on January 26, 2017 with 28 votes, #1,473 of 3,670 launches that month and more than 75% of that year's launches.

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Hello Web App is a free online tutorial that teaches Django web development to non-programmers and designers. The guide walks users through building and deploying a basic web application from start to finish. Originally a paid book, it is now available free online as the author focuses on a new project about design fundamentals for programmers.

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A couple of years ago I wrote Hello Web App (http://hellowebapp.com) to teach beginner Django web app development. It's aimed at non-programmers and designers, and walks folks through building and deploying a basic web app. I'm working on my third book to teach web design fundamentals to programmers (Hello…

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