Tag: django
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Agent Graph Engineering, Part 2: Split the Services, and Know Where the Line Goes
Why the agent graph and the business logic belong in dedicated services, how to draw the line at state ownership rather than at layers, and the bug that taught me the thread a person reads and the thread a model remembers are not the same object.
Python API Framework Benchmark: FastAPI vs Litestar vs DRF vs Django Ninja vs Django Bolt - Real Database Queries and JWT Cookie Auth
Ten framework and server configs benchmarked on real PostgreSQL workloads and JWT httpOnly cookie authentication. The 37x JSON gap collapses to 1.8x on authenticated queries, auth itself costs about 10%, and tail latency reorders the leaderboard completely.
Stop Reaching for APIView: Picking the Right DRF View Class
An in-depth take on DRF API design: when to reach for ModelViewSet, GenericViewSet with mixins, the concrete generic views, or plain APIView, and why the serializer is what makes the choice pay off.
Schema-First API Development with DRF + React: OpenAPI as the Contract
How my team ships DRF + React features without ever hitting a mistyped param or outdated API call: drf-spectacular as the source of truth, generated zod clients, auto-generated forms, and strict typing on both sides.