The full framework.
WHAT IT PROVIDES
An ORM Migrations An administrative interface, generated from models Authentication and permissions Forms Templating Security protections by default
WHAT THE ADMINISTRATIVE INTERFACE PROVIDES
A working interface for managing data, with almost no code.
WHY THAT MATTERS
Internal tools that would otherwise take weeks are available immediately.
WHAT TO BE CAREFUL WITH
Exposing it publicly at its default address Granting broad permissions within it Treating it as a user-facing interface
WHAT THE STRUCTURE IS
Projects containing applications, each a self-contained area of functionality.
WHAT THE REQUEST FLOW IS
Address patterns to views, views to templates, with models providing data.
WHAT TO KEEP THIN
Views.
WHERE TO PUT LOGIC
Services, or model methods.
WHAT IT SUITS
Applications with substantial data models Anything needing an administrative interface Teams valuing convention
WHAT TO CONFIGURE FOR PRODUCTION
Debug disabled, allowed hosts set, secret key from the environment, static files collected.
