When first trying to scale a learning curve, the key is having focus in finding the right teachers, the right learning resources, the right case studies. This way you start in the right place and don’t waste time in getting your feet set. This is the case regardless if you are learning for a job, or in my case, for a Django web development hobby.
So far, I have found Quora to be a great resource for seeding my learning path, a heuristic if you will. As a Q&A site, Quora won’t be your textbook or your teacher. However, it is home to many experienced experts, entrepreneurs, founders and tech stars. You may think that they won’t spend the time to answer newbish low-level questions, but they do. Spend a few minutes to type out a well thought-out question and description, and you may get some great advice on where to start. Take a look at a few examples:
I asked: What is the best Django source code available on the Internet for learning purposes?
Who answered: CEO of Instagram, the mobile photo sharing app that reached 1 million users in 3 months.
I asked: What does an ideal Django workflow setup look like?
Who answered: Simon Willison, co-creator of Django.
Not bad, right?