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    Code basics


DRY: http://www.codinghorror.com/blog/2007/03/curlys-law-do-one-thing.html
DRY: http://programmer.97things.oreilly.com/wiki/index.php/Don't_Repeat_Yourself
TDD: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa730844(v=vs.80).aspx
YAGNI: http://c2.com/cgi/wiki?YouArentGonnaNeedIt
YAGNI: http://steve-yegge.blogspot.com/2007/12/codes-worst-enemy.html

Web basics


HTTP verbs, request/response: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hypertext_Transfer_Protocol
MVC: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff649643.aspx
MVC: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Model%E2%80%93view%E2%80%93controller
MVC in Django: https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/dev/faq/general/#django-appears-to-be-a-mvc-framework-but-you-call-the-controller-the-view-and-the-view-the-template-how-come-you-don-t-use-the-standard-names
Cookies: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HTTP_cookie

Process


Lean: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lean_software_development
MVP: http://theleanstartup.com/principles
MVP: http://www.startuplessonslearned.com/2009/08/minimum-viable-product-guide.html
Scrum: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scrum_(development)

Django


Install Python 2.7 and Django 1.4: https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/1.4/intro/install/
Do the tutorial: https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/1.4/intro/tutorial01/

Javascript


Tutorial: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/JavaScript/Guide

SQL


Tutorial: http://sqlzoo.net/wiki/Main_Page