Today, we’re learning all about REST (Representational State Transfer) and how to implement it with Django REST Framework.

Project

Tonight, go through the Django REST Framework tutorial. Tomorrow, you’ll implement an API for your QuestionBox app. You can start early on that if you like.

Resources

• An Introduction to REST
• How to Save Extra Data to a DRF Serializer
• Classy DRF

Today, you’ll start on your first React app without a tutorial.

Assignment

React Freeshelf

Examples

• Sample todo list from class

Resources

• React docs

Today, we need to talk about full-text search. If we have a chance, we will also cover class-based views.

Project

This weekend, you need to finish up Question Box. Next week we’ll start a new project building a REST API in Django.

Today, we’ll start on our journey into React.

Assignment

Complete the official React tutorial. For the section “Setup for the Tutorial,” choose option 2.

This project does not have to be in Git.

Resources

• React docs
• The Beginner’s Guide to React - an alternative tutorial. Good info, but a different approach than the official one.

Today we’ll be focusing on making sure we understand all the capabilities of Django models.

Assignments

By Thursday, you should have much of Question Box done. Your models should be complete, as should be views for viewing questions, creating questions, creating answers, and the user profile.

Resources

• Repo for Recipe Book project
• Django model relationships
• Django model queries
• Video: Building effective Django queries with expressions - DjangoCon 2019 video on queries
• Video: Search from the Ground Up - DjangoCon 2019 video explaining search in detail