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[help] Should I use Django for a small website? (lemmy.world)

submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by [email protected] to c/programming

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I basically want to make a small personal website that probably won't get any attention. It will also be somewhat simple. Is Django overkill and I should use Flask or something else or is it okay? I tried learning JS and using ExpressJS but JS overall feels very loosely typed and I don't like it. I've been using Python for over 3 years now.

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Once you learn Django, is it easy to get a simple website to get running?

You can get a local install of Hello World running in minutes. Same thing for a Docker instance.

How is its performance?

It's performant enough that if you are asking this, it probably doesn't matter for your use-case.

I am planning on using templates heavily, is it ok?

Yes, that's how you use Django. Since you asked about performance though, one area where Django's performance can degrade is if you start trying to add too much logic in the views. Follow the Model, View, Control structure and keep logic in the control layer as much as you can.

[–] Noughmad 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

All good advice, just remember that the "control" layer in Django is called "view". So, keep logic in the views and avoid using too much logic in templates.