Updates
January 3, 2008
I just updated the portable development environment to the latest version of Django trunk. I also updated Notepad++, SVN, and Sqlite.
I corrected some errors in Chapter 1, and updated the source code to reflect some backwards incompatible changes.
I'm set to tackle Chapter 2 next. I plan on covering form handling, the admin site, and also how errors are reported.
If I finish Chapter 2 before newforms-admin is merged into trunk I will provide a modified portable environment to run the newforms-admin branch.
Sometimes errors are introduced with updates, so be sure to let me know if you experience any problems with the tutorial or with the portable environment.
Happy New Year
January 2, 2008
I've been incredibly busy at work and at home, so I have not had a chance to work on Instant Django in a while. Hopefully, over the next few weeks I will find the time to complete the second chapter of the tutorial.
There are updated versions of Notepad++, Subversion, and Sqlite which need to be added to the portable environment.
I still need to make a few changes to the code from chapter 1 to compensate for some recent backwards incompatible changes. For example, maxlength is now max_length.
Also, I have updated the logo for this website, with a slightly altered version of a stopwatch I found in the open clip art library. I was getting tired of the old Instant Django spaghetti jar.
On a side note, I am very pleased to read that another high quality Django book will soon be published. James Bennet announced that he is currently writing Practical Django Projects, which will be published by Apress in June, 2008. No word yet on if it will be freely available online.
