Scot Hacker: Building a Killer Bucketlist Site with Python/Django
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This document provides an overview of the Django web framework. It summarizes key features such as an object-relational mapper to work with databases, a template language to separate design from code, and reusable apps that can be included or extended in projects. It also notes some disadvantages like needing to write more code compared to other options and less community support.
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- 10. Digits •94212 items •5595 lists •Avg 17 items per list •Avg completion ratio: 16% Most completed goal
- 11. Zero Tolerance
- 13. Skydiving Machu Pichu
- 16. Empty Calories
- 18. Return Traffic
- 21. Flagged!
- 23. Most-liked
- 24. Love
- 25. Volunteer at ...
- 26. Pay for a stranger’s groceries
- 27. Zorb
- 28. Zentangle
- 32. Run Over a Snake
- 34. Kill Someone
- 35. Punch a Man in the Face
- 36. Become a 24 hr/day stoner
- 37. Try flipper pie
- 38. Get the surgery I need to remove my scars
- 39. Have sex on a pool table
- 40. Unclear on the Concept
- 41. Item titles need Hoovering
- 42. Sanitizing Input
- 44. To-Do •Mobile site •Mobile apps •Geolocation •Facebook •Badges
- 45. Code
- 46. • Tweepy • The bit.ly API • Noble character counter • CSS 3 Gradient Buttons
- 48. The Bucketlist Item User Profile List Item
- 50. MTV (Model, Template, View) Logic Match URL (the business end) Templates (limited logic) Data models
- 51. Django Admin
- 52. Object Relational Mapper SELECT FROM bucket_item WHERE bucket_item.list_id = bucket_list.id AND bucket_list.profile_id = bucket_profile.id AND bucket_profile.user_id = auth_user.id AND auth_user.username LIKE 'shacker'; OR: Item.objects.filter(list__profile__user__username='shacker')
- 53. Database support • MySQL • PostgreSQL • Oracle • SQLite • Multi-db support
- 54. Caching options • Filesystem • Database • Memcached • Local memory • Per-site • Per-view • Template fragments
- 55. Batteries included • Python libs for anything you can think of
- 56. Clean URLs • Regex-based URL structures • Safer, no cruft, encourages RESTfulness
- 57. Multilingual • Built-in support for lang detection, delivery
- 58. Data modeling is fun
- 59. Re-usable apps • Somewhat similar to plugins/modules • Break project into functional bits - abstract!
- 62. Extensible authentication • Typical usage built in • But can tie easily to other systems
- 63. Comment, RSS systems • Attach comments to any data model • Generate RSS feed from any view
- 64. Very good community • Sophisticated developers, willing to help • High-quality devs • Lists, IRC, blogs...
- 65. Disadvantages • Smaller community/less traction • Get ready to write code • Availability of developers • App docs can be opaque
- 66. Workflow 1. Define data model 2. Get it working in the admin 3. Define a public URL 4. Write view code (business logic) 5. Send objects to templates