When to use django

Before starting a new software project, we should evaluate which language and framework is the best fit for our desired outcomes. What matters us most? Security, rapid development, scalability, versatility, support?

It’s better to make an informed choice before you begin your build rather than regretting it later (or worse “hacking” stuff into the project down the road because the stack you used doesn’t support it properly).

 Django offers a complete suite of features which no other web framework offer.

“Django powers many of the Web’s most-used sites, like Instagram and Pinterest, even Facebook uses Django for its many behind-the-scenes utilities. Django came from publishing, so it’s no surprise that sites like The Washington Post and Smithsonian Magazine use Django.” — Amit Ashwini, VP of Marketing @ Zibtek

When to use Django

• If we want to make a web app or an API backend.
• If we want to scale project at any point in time.
• If we need both frontend and backend in the same project.
• If we want to use open source technology.
• If we want large community support.
• If we want that most of the security measures are taken care by default by a framework like CSRF, SQL injection, clickjacking etc.
• If we want to develop fast, deploy fast and want to make changes at any point in time.

Here are some of the big projects which rely on Django.

JSFiddle

Washington Post

Instagram Engineering

NASA

Bitbucket

Udemy

Pinterest Engineering

Mozilla