Beginning Django Ecommerce (Expert's Voice in Web Development) [Paperback]

James McGaw (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 1430225351 | ISBN-13: 978-1430225355 | Publication Date: October 30, 2009 | Edition: 1

Beginning Django E-Commerce is the first book to guide web developers through producing an e-commerce site using Django, the most popular Python web development framework. It covers everything you need to know to make your own e-commerce site, including how to make a shopping cart, a checkout, and a payment processor, how to make the most of Ajax, as well as search engine optimization best practices.

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About the Author

Jim McGaw is a web developer with several years of experience developing enterprise-level web applications, particularly online catalog and shopping cart sites. Jim believes that anything worth doing is worth doing right, and since there is often more than one way to do something, he works very hard to make sure that he does things correctly. He relishes the opportunity to work with technology on a day-to-day basis, and especially enjoys enlightening others about the latest web trends, like front-end engineering and Ajax, as well as the other nuances of his craft.

 

Product Details

• Paperback: 408 pages
• Publisher: Apress; 1 edition (October 30, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1430225351
• ISBN-13: 978-1430225355
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 7.4 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.5 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #697,302 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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Jim McGaw is a computer programmer with several years of experience developing web sites, particularly online catalog and shopping cart e-commerce web sites. He has extensive experience with ASP.NET, as well as several other web frameworks, and right now spends his days using Django and Python.

Currently, he lives and works as a software engineer in Santa Barbara, CA.

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Good Book and Responsive Author, November 17, 2009

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This review is from: Beginning Django Ecommerce (Expert's Voice in Web Development) (Paperback)

Though I haven't yet completed this book, I like the author's writing style and the information he presents. I also like that fact that he has you write code by yourself instead of just suggesting 3rd party plug-ins to accomplish a particular task (unlike some other Django books). Though the title would suggest this book is only about E-Commerce, it isn't. It is a great introduction to Django and covers everything someone new to Django would need to know to get started.

I bought two Django books published by Apress at about the same time. The first one, Practical Django Projects - 2nd Edition, is a good book, but it has some errors in it, and the author has been unresponsive in addressing them, so they are not included in the books errata on Apress's website. Another negative is that the source code that is supposed to be included with the book wasn't for several months, and though it is now, it is incomplete.

This book also has some errors in it, but the author has been very responsive in commenting on them and getting them out to Apress's errata page so that people new to Django won't be frustrated and unable to move past them. This kind of dedication is very important and appreciated. The book is good on its own, but with the added support of the author, it is a great title.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Helping to fill the gap, March 21, 2010

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J. Gartin "TDC" (Guanacaste) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Beginning Django Ecommerce (Expert's Voice in Web Development) (Paperback)

This is a good book for getting practical application examples using Django. The Django/Python community is lacking more literature like this (IMHO). Where developers talk less about the inner workings/libraries of Django/Python and more about how to use it in a practical project.

This book covers more than just Django, but also discusses the ancillary technologies used when developing a website/web-application (like css, javascript, etc).

If you are new to Django and need something more than an intro to the framework/platform, this would be a good purchase. You might want to skip a few chapters if you have a background in Django (this is a "beginning" book not "pro"), as the book takes you from the very start. Excellent resource for web developers wanting to get started with Django.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent book, November 30, 2009

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I would recommend this book. Well written and good examples. I have been using django for over 2 years and it helped me
learn some of the functionality within django that I was confused about. As far as an ecommerce site, this book makes it a lot easier than trying to use Satchmo.