15 years of experience with the Django web framework

Code-on is a Django web development agency

When you are going to create a web application is going to be created or create a SaaS project choosing a web framework is quite an important choice. Django is an ideal framework for your digital transformation customized. You want to be sure of its quality, long-term capabilities, security, job market. Well Django is one of the favorite choices for a software developer. Not only is Django written with Python, but it is also one of the most complete mature frameworks in the open source world. In addition, it is a very good choice for building APIs. Especially with our open source tool Django Ninja

What is the Django framework?

A framework is a set of tools that helps software developers with general tasks needed to build an application. For example, one of the most important components is authentication. Without a framework, developers would always be forced to reinvent back certain logic.

What makes Django so special among existing frameworks. (Batteries included)

• Python based, did you know that Python is just about the most popular language on the world ranking.
• Simple syntax that is readable
• MVC (model-view-controller) architecture
• Batteries included, it comes with all the essential parts to solve the most common problems
• ORM (Object Relational Mapper)
• HTTP libraries
• Middleware support
• Unit test framwork
• Many mature plugins
• Authentication
• Django Rest Framework and Django-Ninja
• Pydantic
• Wagtail CMS (when you want a website)
• Django admin
• ...

Moreover, Django provides an excellent way to build CRUD (create, read and update, delete) applications. Together with the Django admin and its many features, Django is simply a no-brainer to build an application.

Why do web developers use the Django Framework?

It is fast and best practice

One of Django's strengths is that it simplifies work for our developers. Anyone who knows Django can easily collaborate in a Code-on project. Django and Python have their principles.

• Rapid development: Django and Python allow fast sprints so we get more done per iteration
• DRY philosophy: DRY stands for "Do Not Repeat Yourself," don't repeat yourself. Which makes us write a function once and use it everywhere.
• Readability: Python is already readable and with Django it becomes even clearer how an application works

The result is that we take much less time to bring a project to market.

Django is safe

Django is an extremely secure framework with an excellent security track record. Django uses best practices all the time and because it is open source and a widely used framework, many people look into the basic code. Moreover, Django has a good timeline for new versions. So we can use an LTS (long term support) version or upgrade quickly according to the Django cycle.

Django has built-in security in including:

• clickjacking
• cross-site scripting
• SQL injections
• best practices

Global use

Django is mature and a widely used framework worldwide. We can use it as full framework for MPA (multipage application) applications and for SPA (single page applications). For the latter we then use a frontend framework VUE and NUXT and Django rest framework or Django-Ninja.

What kinds of applications can you create with Django?

We build just about anything with Django. This can be SAAS applications like Husky marketing planner or Eguide or consumer grade level apps or e-commerce solutions like Roeland language travel. It doesn't matter to us, we can do it with Django. Depending on budget and time, we will choose to make the application MPA or SPA. But Wagtail is also built within Django!

• Financial application where many calculations need to be made
• CRM systems
• B2B systems with API integrations
• High load booking applications
• Reporting systems
• Document management systems
• Your application of course :-)

Still hesitating to choose Django?

Take a look at the Django website. Or take a look at some well-known projects where Django is used. Django is used by these firms to achieve growth. It may be that if you have millions of users, you'll abandon Django, but then that's really a luxury problem. Django has always proven to be a good choice.

• Reddit.com
• Pintrest
• Nasa
• Mozilla
• Dropbox
• The Washington Post
• Spotify
• Instagram