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WORKED

Circa 2008 I built an internal web framework (based on Django) with the goal of defining everything as server-side models; the client presentation layer was derived entirely from the model description.

Hacker News • HackerNews • Use case: as the base for an internal web framework to build auto-generated UIs from server-side models

WORKED

The README itself says it should feel familiar to Django, which it certainly does from a developer API perspective based on my cursory review of the guide.

Hacker News • HackerNews • Use case: Web development framework, as a point of familiarity for a new framework's API.

WORKED

I already have three years of experience in back-end development (Django, Docker, ...)

Hacker News • HackerNews • Use case: Back-end development as part of their full-time job

WORKED

My own blog uses the Django admin and serves the site via Django (albeit behind a 15m Cloudflare cache to handle traffic spikes). The Django admin remains a very popular CMS platform.

Hacker News • HackerNews • Use case: CMS platform for personal blog

FAILED

Django is the peak example of this, to me it feels almost like doing no code. It makes me very uncomfortable writing it.

Hacker News • HackerNews • Use case: Implied use for web development, but cited as a negative example of Python's abstraction

WORKED

By the time a beginner learning Clojure has researched and put together their web stack... the Django developer already shipped their project last quarter, iterated on it a few times, and is on to the next thing.

Hacker News • HackerNews • Use case: Web development framework for shipping projects quickly

MIXED

Know modern front-end frameworks (Vue), and have plenty of experience with web frameworks like Flask, Django and some with Express.

Hacker News • HackerNews • Use case: Web framework for Python projects

WORKED

I use Django HTMX AlpineJS Django Ninja for more powerful client applications.

Hacker News • HackerNews • Use case: Part of a stack for building full CRUD applications

WORKED

I use Django in case the client needs a full CRUD application with more powerful capabilities.

Hacker News • HackerNews • Use case: Building full CRUD applications with more powerful capabilities

WORKED

It's unconventional for Django projects but has worked really well for us in production.

Hacker News • HackerNews • Use case: Backend framework for the CRM application

WORKED

For sites that have more structured data... my preferred stack to use is Django, Django Rest Framework, HTMX, Tailwind.

Hacker News • HackerNews • Use case: Part of the preferred stack for building custom APIs and backends for complex, unique applications.

WORKED

If they are building something unique that is complicated to build with the previous tiers, then my preferred stack to use is Django, Django Rest Framework, HTMX, Tailwind.

Hacker News • HackerNews • Use case: Preferred stack for building custom apps (Tier 4) when clients need something unique and complicated.

MIXED

Django is often used as a framework, Odoo for end-users apps. the javascript client of Odoo is huge whereas Django is minimal.

Hacker News • HackerNews • Use case: Referenced as a general-purpose web framework to contrast with Odoo's specialized, application-focused nature.

WORKED

I've worked with Django, Django REST Framework, and FastAPI before.

Hacker News • HackerNews • Use case: Backend web development

MIXED

I also have experience with several major web stacks (PHP Laravel, Python Django, JavaScript Next, etc).

Hacker News • HackerNews • Use case: Web development as part of their experience with several major web stacks.

WORKED

We're primarily a Django Python shop, but an individual with solid systems engineering fundamentals will succeed, regardless of technical specifics.

Hacker News • HackerNews • Use case: Primary web application framework for their backend.

WORKED

I've shipped Django Python in production — most directly the Jorge real-estate AI bot.

Hacker News • HackerNews • Use case: Backend web framework for production applications

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SQL databases, along with programming languages... are basically bedrock technologies that LLM builds upon and have durable value, unlike Dev Tools Frame Works Simplified Human Interface wrapper projects, such as django ansible and the thousands of similar projects.

Hacker News • HackerNews • Use case: Building web applications (implied CRUD apps)

MIXED

At DoorDash, I contributed to the migration from Django to Kotlin microservices on the Drive Merchant Services team.

Hacker News • HackerNews • Use case: Web framework used at DoorDash before being migrated away from.

WORKED

Tech stack: ... - Backend: Django

Hacker News • HackerNews • Use case: Used as the backend framework for their web application.

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