Is Django too Complicated
summary
Django is 77k lines of code versus Flask’s ~3.3k and yet a minimal Django hello world only needs a view, URLconf and a few settings; a proof script shows that even that minimal app imports a third of Django’s modules and memory usage equals a Flask equivalent after the first request. Defaults include CSRF protection enabled out of the box, batteries like an ORM, admin and templates, and sensible docs; using or stripping features is practical, and a homogeneous Django stack reduces maintenance—one team’s Flask microservice became a costly, unfamiliar stack.
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chapters (9)
- 0:00Introduction
- 4:27What is complicated
- 8:50Singlefile approach
- 11:00Settings file
- 12:10CSRF
- 13:50Other decisions
- 17:40Micro Framework
- 19:10Documentation
- 20:40Conclusion
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