I keep hearing developers say they built their backend using Django, which confuses me a bit. My understanding was that Django handles frontend development tasks. When I think about web architecture, I assume the backend deals with server-side logic and data processing while the frontend manages what users see and interact with. Could someone clarify where Django actually fits in this picture? Maybe I’m misunderstanding how these frameworks are categorized or what Django’s main purpose really is.
for sure! django’s mainly a backend framework. it deals with database stuff, auth, plus you can build apis. for frontend, you typically pair it with tools like react or vue, since django templates are more about rendering than true frontend dev.
Interesting question! What made you think django was frontend-focused at first? The templating system maybe? That trips people up since django does render html, but it’s server-side rendering - still backend stuff. Have you built anything with it yet?
Django’s definitely a backend framework. People get confused because of Django’s template system - it generates HTML on the server before sending it to your browser. But that’s still backend work happening on the server side. Django handles database stuff, user auth, URL routing, and business logic. These days, lots of developers just use Django as an API backend that serves JSON to frontend frameworks like React or Angular. I’ve worked on plenty of Django projects, and what makes it great is the ORM, middleware, and admin interface - all server-side features that don’t run in the user’s browser.