"Django is old."
Flip-side:
- stable, i.e. "seasoned"
- lots of documentation, example code, tutorials, forum posts, etc
- LLMs are usually correct because of last 2 points
- fewer security issues because it is battle-hardened
- conferences, event, community, etc is already established
2/n
"Django is heavy."
Flip-side:
- full-featured, i.e. "batteries included"
- all pieces are tailored to work perfectly together
- reduces decision fatigued, i.e. "analysis paralysis"
- quicker to start new projects
- no concern that a particular dependency might get outdated
- most pieces are optional or can be swapped out, e.g. Jinja2, database backends, etc.
- "stand on the shoulders of giants" instead of cobbling together your own framework that you now need to maintain, forever
3/n
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