[Tutor] design question (Django?)

[Albert-Jan Roskam]

 > Subject: Re: [Tutor] design question (Django?)
> 
> On 13/04/13 09:48, Albert-Jan Roskam wrote:
> 
>>  I think I have to make a diagram of this. This stuff is quite hard
> 
> You could use a simple UML class diagram (class -> table). See the OOP topic 
> in my V3 tutorial for simple examples.
> 
> Or you could use a proper entity relationship diagram(ERD) - see wikipedia for 
> details and examples (there are various notational variations)
> 
> They all show the same concepts. UML will be best if you plan
> on using OOP in the python code. ERD is better for vanilla database design.

Hi Alan, I am reading it now. Thanks for the suggestion. I have to read more about Django to decide whether this is the way to do it. First impression: yes. The database abstraction API also implies that I should use OOP. Step #1: defining the model ;-) https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/dev/topics/db/models/
Would it also be a good idea to simultaneously make a paper-and-pencil drawing of the UI? It seems like a good way to figure out what I really want. For me, the hardest part of software construction is the design stage.

Regards,
Albert-Jan