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    • Web Application Technologies and Django

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    About Web Application Technologies and Django

    In this course, you'll explore the basic structure of a web application, and how a web browser interacts with a web server. You'll be introduced to the Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) request/response cycle, including GET/POST/Redirect. You'll also gain an introductory understanding of Hypertext Markup Language (HTML), as well as the overall structure of a Django application. We will explore the Model-View-Controller (MVC) pattern for web applications and how it relates to Django. You will learn how to deploy a Django application using a service like PythonAnywhere so that it is available over the Internet.

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    • Information Technology
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    edX

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    Reviews and Ratings

    4.7

    1374 Ratings from Coursera

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    best course on django , clear explanations
    Too much extraneous and distracting detail (cars, interviews). CSS exercise badly written. Some auto grading doesn't work.
    great intro
    bad
    Not updated with python 3.10 as well as the website.
    One of the best Django courses in the world!
    It's great and helpful for beginners.
    It makes sense to change the level from Intermediate to Beginner. Too much history and off-topic materials and too less practice. A very good lecturer(that's why some stars), but all materials and the course don't look like a course in 2023. Would not recommend it to people a bit experienced in computer science.
    I am barely in the second week and it is not beginner friendly. the setup for the PYAW account is too complex
    Course instruction seems good overall, but I disagree fundamentally with the reliance on PythonAnywhere as opposed to real-life tools (e.g. IDE) for building with Python/ Django, which students will need and which employers are expecting to see on day-1.

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