My first Kickstarter: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7699291 Launch of Hello Web App: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9329942

Since launch, Hello Web App has had over 1,000 readers and currently has a 5-star rating on Amazon. Yay!

I'm now finishing up a follow-up book, which is fundraising/taking pre-orders on Kickstarter now. Hello Web App: Intermediate Concepts covers topics such as:

* Adding payments (using Stripe) * Adding an API * Adding user-uploaded images, and using a library to resize/edit those images automatically. * Database design * Intermediate form stuff * And a bunch more.

If all goes to plan, will be released to Kickstarter backers in December. It's a followup for anyone who read my original book, or anyone with a basic understanding of Django web development and wants to build out their app (like anyone who has gone through the official Django tutorial or the great DjangoGirls tutorial). If you're interested in the new book or both the old and new book, there are Kickstarter rewards covering both. :)

Campaign link: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1868398473/hello-web-app-intermediate-concepts

(Oh and watch the video because I make this face and it's slightly terrifying/hilarious: http://imgur.com/WDiDwYq)

I LOVE talking process and answering any and all questions, so if anyone has questions about how I taught myself programming, launching my startup, how I self-published a book, etc., I'll be here to chat! Thanks HN. :)