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Sure! I like using larger frameworks anyway because they typically come with a lot of nice features you might miss on the smaller ones. Personal preference.
Once you learn Django, is it easy to get a simple website to get running? How is its performance? I am planning on using templates heavily, is it ok?
You can get a local install of Hello World running in minutes. Same thing for a Docker instance.
It's performant enough that if you are asking this, it probably doesn't matter for your use-case.
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.
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.