Flask vs. Django
Download as PPTX, PDF2 likes12,462 views
This document compares the Flask and Django web frameworks. It discusses that Flask is smaller and more flexible than Django as it only imports what you need and allows developers more freedom in code organization and customization. It also notes that Flask works better than Django for situations where the data is non-standard or the ORM does not fit, and that Flask has fewer constraints which can allow developers to write more from scratch if desired. The conclusion is that both frameworks are great and developers should use the right tool for their specific needs and projects.
Flask vs. Django
- 1. FLASK VS DJANGO R AC H E L S A N D E RS AU G U S T 3 0 , 2 01 2
- 2. WHAT THIS TALK IS NOT
- 3. FRIENDSHIP I S M AG I C
- 4. DJANGO comes with everything awesome documentation great community
- 5. FLASK from flask import Flask app = Flask(__name__) @app.route("/") def hello(): return "Hello World!" if __name__ == "__main__": app.run()
- 6. WHY THE @#$! WOULD I WANT TO USE FLASK R AC H E L S A N D E RS AU G U S T 3 0 , 2 01 2
- 7. PHILOSOPHY
- 8. PHILOSOPHY small import only what you need pythonic
- 9. YOU NEED FLEXIBILIT Y
- 10. YOU NEED FLEXIBILIT Y less constraints on your code organize how you like pull in what you want
- 11. YOU NEED FLEXIBILIT Y more plugins every day (literally)
- 12. YOUR DATA IS WEIRD
- 13. YOUR DATA IS WEIRD Django ORM doesn’t always fit *cough* SQLAlchemy *cough*
- 14. YOUR DATA IS WEIRD No ORM = no admin No ORM = fewer modules …why django again?
- 15. YOUR DATA IS WEIRD if you need more, why not write from scratch?
- 16. IN CONCLUSION…
- 17. HOORAY FOR EVERYBODY! they’re both great! use the right tool for you