Building a SaaS Application with Django

Learn to build scalable, easy-to-maintain, production software-as-a-service web applications with Python and Django.

uv: An In-Depth Guide to Python's Fast and Ambitious New Package Manager

uv: An In-Depth Guide to Python's Fast and Ambitious New Package Manager

A comprehensive guide on why and how to start using uv—the package manager (and much more) that's taken the Python world by storm.

How to Create a Subscription SaaS Application with Django and Stripe

How to Create a Subscription SaaS Application with Django and Stripe

All the technical details of creating a subscription SaaS business using the Python-based Django web framework and Stripe payment processor.

Modern JavaScript for Django Developers

Working with Django in the modern JavaScript ecosystem without giving up the things that make it great

Introduction

Why JavaScript in 2025 is hard, how to make it less painful, and a roadmap for the rest of the series.

Part 1

Organizing your Front-End Codebase in a Django Project

The two common ways of setting up a Django / JavaScript project—understanding their advantages, shortcomings, and finding a happy middle ground.

Part 2

A Crash Course in Modern JavaScript Tooling

Demystifying npm, vite, webpack, babel, and rest of the JavaScript tooling ecosystem so we can get down to using modern JavaScript in our Django projects.

Part 3 (Vite)

Adding Vite to Django, so you can use Modern JavaScript, React, and Tailwind CSS

The nuts and bolts of integrating a Vite front-end pipeline into a Django project—and using it to create some simple "Hello World" applications with Vite, React, and Tailwind CSS.

Part 3 (Webpack)

Integrating a Modern JavaScript Pipeline into a Django Application with Webpack

The nuts and bolts of integrating our shiny new front-end pipeline into our Django project—and using it to create some simple "Hello World" applications with webpack, React, and Vue.

Part 4

How to build a React application in a Django project

Learning about hybrid applications by creating a single-page React app. Exploring the common issues that come up and how to solve them.

Part 5

Django, HTMX and Alpine.js: Modern websites, JavaScript optional

Building a modern front end in Django without reaching for a full-blown JavaScript framework. Choosing the right tools for the job, and bringing them into your project.

Part 6

Django and OpenAPI: Front end the better way.

How to work with Django APIs and JavaScript in a way that doesn't suck.

The Essential Django Deployment Guide

The Essential Django Deployment Guide

From choosing between a PaaS or VPS, where to host, and how to configure your app, here's everything you need to know to get your Django project into production.

Learn to use Websockets with Django by building your own ChatGPT

Learn to use Websockets with Django by building your own ChatGPT

Everything you need to know about websockets to use them in your applications, with Django, channels, and HTMX.

Building Progress Bars with Django and Celery

Building Progress Bars with Django and Celery

Setting up a Django application to run tasks in background processes while still providing feedback to your users.

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