Django Unleashed

1.7.1 Generating the Project Structure

Inversion of control means that Django already provides most of the code required to run a website. Developers are expected to supplement or extend the existing code so that the framework may then call this code; by placing code in key places, developers instruct the framework how to behave according to the developers’ desires. Think of it as creating a building: even though many of the tools and contractors are supplied, the developer must still give these contractors orders, and the process requires a very specific scaffolding. Originally, building the scaffolding was a real pain, as developers had to manually account for framework conventions. Luckily, modern frameworks supply tools that generate the ...