Category: Hello Web App
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Hello Web App paperbacks are back in stock
This is a quick note that Hello Web App is back in stock! The full story of the hullabaloo is coming soon (ships from China, remote packaging assistants, usps.com woes, oh my!) But in the meanwhile, if you were holding back on ordering Hello Web App, now's the time — … Read more...
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Hello Web App's Kickstarter campaign: How I did it, what I regret
I recently released Hello Web App, my book teaching web app development with Python and Django aimed at designers and non-programmers.__ The year-long journey kicked off with a Kickstarter campaign in April 2014. The campaign went super successfully (as you can see!) and now seems like a great time to … Read more...
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Economics of self-publishing a book via Kickstarter: Hello Web App's story
About a year ago, I ran a Kickstarter for Hello Web App — and now that the book has officially launched, I thought it would be useful to run down how much money the Kickstarter raised and where it went! Read more...
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Coming to DjangoCon EU? Order a copy of Hello Web App
Coming to DjangoCon EU in Cardiff, Wales later this month? You can order a copy of Hello Web App and get it at registration, saving ~$12 USD on international shipping! I'm also donating a portion of the sales to DjangoCon's diversity fund. Read more...
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New photos of the final cover design
When I finished a preliminary version of Hello Web App, I immediately ordered a one-off copy with my draft cover from Magcloud, which is a really awesome print-on-demand service. It cost $26 but having a physical book in hand meant I could plaster this website and all marketing materials with … Read more...
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Out of stock of paperback books — new shipments happening in early June.
Well, that was quick. The 200 expedited books I ordered (out of a 1,000 order shipment) have been consumed by Kickstarter backers, Amazon orders, and Gumroad orders (Amazon shows that it's out of stock right now — I actually just sent 81 so it should come back in stock next … Read more...
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Hello Web App has launched
After a year+ (oy) and thousands of hours of work, Hello Web App v1.0 has now been released. Yay! Read more...
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Why should you learn how to build web apps? My interview with Nicole Ziemlak
Curious about building web apps? I interviewed recent programmers about their experiences learning to code and where they are now. Please welcome Nicole Ziemlak, recent graduate of Hackbright Academy in San Francisco... Read more...
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First round of books are here from the printer
Apologies for the potato quality — a friend took these for me! Unfortunately the expedited books I ordered from the printers arrived after I left for Toronto for family obligations, so a dear friend of mine picked up the books for me. Read more...
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Why should you learn how to build web apps? My interview with Nicole Zuckerman
Curious about building web apps? I interviewed recent programmers about their experiences learning to code and where they are now. First up: Nicole Zuckerman, recent graduate of Hackbright Academy in San Francisco... Read more...
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