Django development for secure, data-driven web applications
Django is a mature Python web framework that includes an ORM, authentication, an automatic admin interface, forms and security protections. It is a strong choice for data-heavy applications, especially where the product also relies on Python for analytics or AI.
Django favours explicit, well-documented conventions and has a long record of stable releases, which suits systems expected to run for many years. The built-in admin saves significant time on internal tools, and Django REST Framework makes it straightforward to build APIs. It is a larger framework than FastAPI, so for a small, high-throughput API service we might choose FastAPI instead. If your team is PHP-based, Laravel offers a similar all-in-one experience.
What we build with Django
- Data-driven web applications
- Internal tools with the Django admin
- REST APIs with Django REST Framework
- Content and publishing platforms
- Web front ends for AI and analytics products
Django questions
Should we choose Django or FastAPI?
Django suits full applications with an admin, users and many models. FastAPI suits focused, high-performance APIs and machine learning services. Some projects use both.
Is the Django admin suitable for our staff?
It is excellent for internal data management. For customer-facing or heavily customised workflows we usually build a dedicated interface.
What security features does Django provide?
Django includes protection against SQL injection, cross-site scripting, cross-site request forgery and clickjacking by default, plus secure password hashing. We add sensible deployment settings and keep dependencies updated.
Can Django provide an API for a mobile app or frontend?
Yes. Django REST Framework is a mature toolkit for building APIs with authentication, permissions, serialisation and browsable documentation on top of your Django models.
How does Django handle database changes?
Django generates migrations from changes to your models, so database schema changes are versioned alongside the code and applied consistently in every environment.
Can Django scale to large numbers of users?
Yes. Django scales horizontally behind a load balancer, with caching, database optimisation and background workers doing most of the heavy lifting. Performance issues are usually in queries, which we profile and fix.
How are background tasks handled in Django?
We use a task queue such as Celery for emails, reports, imports and other long-running work, with scheduled tasks for recurring jobs. This keeps web requests quick.
Can Django work with a React or Vue frontend?
Yes. Django can serve as an API backend for a separate JavaScript frontend, or render its own templates with interactive components added where needed. We choose based on the interface you require.
Can you upgrade an older Django project?
Yes. We review deprecated features and third-party packages, add tests around important behaviour, then upgrade through versions step by step so the application keeps working.
What kinds of projects suit Django?
Django suits content-rich sites, internal business tools, customer portals, marketplaces and data-heavy applications, especially where Python is already used for data or AI work.
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