Why Django?
Uncategorised • 20th Jul, 15
A high-level Python Web framework, Django encourages rapid development as well as clean and pragmatic design. Being both designed and built by only the most experienced web developers, you can be sure that it eliminates much of the hassle which comes along with development. By making use of this framework you’ll be able to focus on your writing app without having the necessity of reinventing the wheel. Developers now have the ability to take applications from concept straight through to completion as quickly as possible.
Including dozens of extras, with Django you’ll be able to handle common web development tasks. Not only does it see to user authentication, but site maps, content administration, RSS feeds, URL routing, a templating system and many other tasks too. Many common security mistakes can be avoided when making use of Django, such as cross-site scripting, SQL injection, clickjacking, and cross-site request forgery. There’s no doubt that Django is exceedingly scalable, thanks to the fact that it is used by some of the busiest sites out there to quickly scale in order to meet the demands for heavy traffic.
Django has been used by an endless amount of organizations, companies and governments to build things from social networks to content management systems to scientific computing platforms. Having many deployment options, this is one framework which is widely supported. With its 10th birthday passing by recently, it’s clear that it has come a long way since its starting point.
For those who are starting off there’s no need to worry – detailed tutorials as well as best practices are now readily available on the internet and in books. With each release a new significant functionality is added, like database migrations. Continuing to be the best framework for perfectionists with deadlines, we won’t even attempt to predict how much change can happen in the years to come.
We love checklists, so here’s one for Django developers:
- Install Django on your local development machine
- Work your way through the initial ‘polls’ tutorial
- Have a look at some of the tutorial resources and build a few simple applications to see what you can and can’t do
- Make use of some of the resources and documentation to start coding your very own project
- Once you have a better understanding of best practices, make your way to the deployment section to get your project going