Hello web app
Learn how to code web apps and get on the path to building your next side project, your lifestyle business, or your startup.Hello Web App is written for non-programmers by a designer, and will walk you through every step you need before launching your web app live to real customers. No jargon, using simple and friendly language.This book doesn't walk you through a specific tutorial, but instead uses a generic example (a "collection of things") to allow you to create something that interests you. A blog is a collection of posts, a store is a collection of products, a directory is a collection of people. The possibilities are endless!Learn by doing--creating a project unique to you while teaching yourself how to build a web app.
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What Hacker News says
- >But listing books on how to do something that's been discussed, and I don't think I'm exaggerating here, millions of times, doesn't seem like you're "helping developers find indie books."
Why shouldn't there be indie books about subjects that are discussed frequently?
If something has been discussed millions of times, it means that the good information is scattered across several different sources and a lay person has no way of distinguishing between good and bad advice.
I've happily paid for indie books in the past few years from authors I trust because I want to read their perspective and information that they've curated.
Two I'll mention in particular:
Hello Web App by Tracy Osborn - This is a book about web design, which is discussed in millions of places, but Tracy's book gathers together high-quality information in a concise book.
Starting & Sustaining by Garrett Dimon - This is about running a small SaaS app. Another topic discussed in tons of places online, but Garrett is telling it from the context of his personal experience running a successful SaaS app for several years.
- I bought Tracy's "Hello Web Design" book and it's fantastic! I would assume the Hello Web App book is also quite good.
- I wrote Hello Web App to teach web app development with Python and Django: https://hellowebbooks.com/learn-django
The HTML version of the book is free: https://hellowebbooks.com/tutorial/
Proud to have a 5 star rating with 37 reviews on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Hello-Web-App-Tracy-Osborn/dp/0986365...
Happy to answer any questions anyone has!
- For beginners, I recommend either "Hello, Web App"[0], or "Two Scoops of Django"[1].
[1] https://www.twoscoopspress.com/products/two-scoops-of-django...
- Two Scoops is a great book, and my personal go to reference for best practices. But I don't know if I would recommend it for someone looking to learn Django for the first time as it is more of a reference.
For someone completely new to Django I'd likely recommend Tango with Django or Hello Web App
- I'm not sure what the deleted post was about, but as a backer of both yours and Linda's projects there is quite a bit of difference. You did an excellent job communicating with us exactly what was going on, and why delays were happening. At the end of the campaign I received exactly what I paid for - not some excuse why I was paying an extra $20 to receive it only a month before everyone else can get it on Amazon much cheaper.
I never questioned for a second my purchase of "Hello Web App", but the little girl that I bought "Hello Ruby" for is going to be almost too old for the book finally being delivered.
