Getting Started
======================

Following is a curated list of resources to help you get started with the principal technologies
used in the Smarter Framework. The authors of the Smarter Project personally vouch for the veracity
and quality of these materials, having found them invaluable in their own learning journeys.

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   * - Resource
     - Description
   * - `Official Django Documentation <https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/stable/>`__
     - The best place to start, with tutorials, guides, and reference material.
   * - `Two Scoops of Django 3.x (Book) <https://www.feldroy.com/two-scoops-of-django>`_
     - (Daniel Roy Greenfeld y Audrey Roy Greenfeld) A comprehensive book covering best practices for Django development and administration.
   * - `Real Python Django Tutorials <https://realpython.com/tutorials/django/>`__
     - High-quality articles and video tutorials on Django topics.
   * - `Django for APIs (Book) <https://www.amazon.com/Django-APIs-Build-web-Python/dp/1735467227>`__
     - (William S. Vincent) A book focused on building RESTful APIs with Django and Django REST Framework.
   * - `Pydantic Documentation <https://docs.pydantic.dev/latest/>`__
     - Official documentation for Pydantic, including tutorials and usage examples.
   * - `Learning React (Book) <https://www.amazon.com/-/es/Learning-React-Modern-Patterns-Developing/dp/1492051721/>`__
     - (Alex Banks y Eve Porcello) A comprehensive book on React.js, covering fundamentals and advanced topics.
   * - `Terraform Tutorials <https://developer.hashicorp.com/terraform/tutorials>`__
     - Hashicorp Terraform Web Site: Tutorials for infrastructure as code using Terraform.
   * - `Introduction to Kubernetes (course) <https://training.linuxfoundation.org/training/introduction-to-kubernetes/>`__
     - The Linux Foundation: A foundational course on
       container orchestration with Kubernetes.