Power Of Django Unleashed: Built a High-Capacity Web App

“If the front-end is a vehicle, the backend is the engine and fuel.”

With the rising demand for intuitive and user-centric web experiences, web application development has become a core need of our client. This is where we played our role as a reliable web app development partner. We helped the client in every way possible, from consultation and choosing the right tech stack to developing a user-friendly and fast-performance application that satisfies their end-users' needs and opens a new revenue stream.

We understand that every web solution has a purpose and selecting the right technology is crucial to meet those expectations. We had this thought in mind when selecting technology for our client’s web app. Among the different options we had, Django web framework was our primary choice based on the client’s requirements and expectations.

In this tech study, we will shed light on how we developed a successful web application for our client with Django, what challenges we faced, and the outcome of our efforts. We will discuss how we leveraged Django and its features to build an application that led to increased user engagement and business opportunities for our client.

Reality Check for Django: Instagram has been using Django in its tech stack for a long time and powering its feed content and media service. Instagram started with Django back in 2010 because it’s very easy to set up and in a couple of months, Instagram had a million users. In the next year, after its launch, Instagram had 5 million users with a backend powered by Django and PostgreSQL. Now it has over 1.3 billion users, and Django is still a vital part of its backend technology.

The Attempt to Make a Balance Between Requirements and Resources: What Had We to Build?

There are so many frameworks and technologies to make a choice to build a custom web application. However, our client wanted a user-friendly and flexible mortgage broker platform within a specific timeline. The client works as an intermediary consulting between banks and customers for insurance and mortgages. They approached us to build an easy-to-use platform that could seamlessly handle document management, compliance management, credit scoring, analytics, and other processes.

The expectations of our clients included:

• An intuitive user interface and responsive design to access from any device.
• Multiple sections for different processes like document submission.
• They stressed using a tech stack that could handle a large volume of traffic.

“Complexity kills the beauty of simplicity”

Our client didn’t want to overcomplicate things and make a platform that’s easy for everyone regardless of their technical know-how. This is where our suggestion for Django made sense. It is built on the DRY (Don’t Repeat Yourself) principle supporting code reusability, a loosely coupled architecture with MVC, and clean Python code could provide the flexibility to develop a simple system with multiple features. Django is perfect for making applications that are easy to use, extend, and maintain. We could integrate popular payment gateways and extend the functionality with more features. So, Django was an all-around solution for our client’s needs.

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Why Django Became the Primary Choice for Web App Development?

As an experienced software development partner, we understand the significance of the Django web framework in developing dynamic web apps. The choice was made considering various aspects, including clients’ requirements and the benefits Django can bring to the table. Here is what we thought before initiating the custom web app development project.

All-Inclusive Framework: Often, the term “batteries included” is used for Django. It is metaphorically used to explain the vastness of this Python-based web framework. It offers so many features that developers rarely need extra features to build most applications. Everything required to build a web application is available with Django out of the box.

Faster Development: Django is a go-to web framework for faster development time as it is built to create applications quickly with less code. It encourages rapid development and offers a pragmatic and clean structure for apps. Since our client was looking to minimize application time-to-market while also ensuring the best features and performance, Django was a better choice.

Superb Scalability: Django has a heavy load-bearing capacity which is evident with many websites and web apps using Django to scale quickly and flexibly. So, web apps developed using Django have the potential to meet heavy traffic loads.

Plenty of Extras: Although there are enough features to handle most web application requirements, if more is required, Django offers extra features as modules. It can effectively handle content administration, RSS feeds, Site maps, user authentication, and other tasks.

Amazing Versatility: Django is a flexible Python framework that is suitable for various use cases. It can be used to build different types of web solutions, including content management systems and social media platforms. So, it’s a great choice for custom web development projects to create unique solutions.

Assured Security: Django has many built-in features to address various security concerns. It helps to build highly secure applications with the use of advanced features. Our web developers leverage its built-in features like the user authentication system to build secure applications to avoid issues like cross-site scripting, clickjacking, SQL injection, etc.

MVT (Model-View-Template): In the MVT design pattern, an application is divided into three parts known as Model, View, and Template. The Model sits at the data access layer and handles the database. The Template handles the user interface and falls under the presentation layer. The View handles business logic, renders a template, and interacts with the Model layer. It provides a more flexible and testable way to design application architecture.

Django ORM (Object Relational Mapping): Interacting with the database becomes more convenient and faster with ORM in Django. It’s the Object Relational Mapping technique that eliminates the need to use SQL queries to perform CRUD operations on a database.

Process Overview: The Magic of Django

Django is best suited for various projects for backend development, and it works well with Bootstrap and other front-end frameworks. Here is how we leveraged Bootstrap, Django, and the PostgreSQL database to develop a top-notch application.

• A responsive UI built with Bootstrap at the front end allows users to submit HTTP requests.
• Bootstrap submits the user requests to the View component in Django.
• Django handles HTTP requests and controls the backend logic, including user authentication and interacts with the PostgreSQL database to store/retrieve data. Django ORM provides an interface to interact with the database server.
• View provides dynamic content to the client (web browser) that is rendered as a web page. Content is updated dynamically with the use of Ajax.

The purpose of using Bootstrap with Django was to leverage a robust front-end framework to build a visually appealing and high-performance application in the expected timeline. The application could easily handle heavy traffic and meet other expectations of clients.

Our Impediments and How We Overcame

There were a few challenges that our developers faced during the development process, and they made their way with their knowledge and problem-solving skills. Here are the challenges they faced.

Creating a Custom Dashboard: They required a dedicated dashboard to get all data about their customers, institutions, and analytics in a single place. Apart from this, they also seek to provide admin functionality on this platform. It took a lot of custom code, and our developers built all the logic and created an intuitive dashboard above their expectations.

Payment Integration: Although Django supports several payment gateways, we were required to fulfill some advanced requirements because our client is an intermediary, so payments weren’t easy as there were three parties involved in the system. Our software developers worked with the Stripe payment gateway and had to go through their documentation to provide the necessary functionality.

Multicurrency: As our client was serving customers in other countries like Canada and the UK, they needed a multicurrency feature to handle customer requests from those regions. Our developers worked with a lot of custom code and used Django Multicurrency to provide the functionality.

Security: Ensuring security was crucial, especially when financial transactions were involved. Our developers used strong hashing for encryption to offer secure data exchange. Used SSL, two-factor authentication, and other ways to ensure the highest level of protection against online threats.

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How Things Turned Out?

The final outcome of the process was a responsive, convenient, and secure web application that our client was happy with. Our perseverance worked, especially the use of Django, which helped our client to expand online, increase their customers, and boost business.

The client was satisfied and exulted with the quality of work and support we provided during the development process. We aligned our Django development services to their expectations and built an excellent web app. They are also ready to work on another project with us.