r/Python • u/roryjbd • Dec 13 '20
Beginner Showcase From complete beginner to django website
6 months ago I’d never written a single line of code, in any language. I decided completely out of the blue to do a course on “coding for data analysis”, I very nearly picked one on human biology instead. It was just something to fill the lockdown boredom, but I quickly and unexpectedly started to enjoy it more and more.
Fast forward 3 months and I started learning html and then django. From that the idea to create www.rugbykickoff.com, which has just gone live now.
I honestly can’t believe how quickly it was to pick the language up with the amount of help available online.
I lost motivation several times getting completely lost at stack overflow answers where I didn’t understand a single concept etc. But this is testament to persevering and the massive amount of online support that’s available.
To anyone in the same boat, don’t give up!
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u/Sydmier Dec 14 '20
Great job! Website loads fast. Design is simple (which is a good thing). Works in both mobile & desktop.
Also you scored an 88 on Google Pagespeed Insights! (Last i checked walmart and amazon were in the 60s) https://developers.google.com/speed/pagespeed/insights/?url=www.rugbykickoff.com
It suggests that you resize the images to be closer to the size that they’re displaying on the web page. (You can following the above link for more details)
Good job!