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Apr 04, 2026 Architecture Django

Blueprints: How I Replaced Hundreds of Templates with Python Dictionaries

A blueprint system that turns Python dictionaries into complete admin pages - tables, filters, forms, actions, permissions, and menus - with zero HTML templates. How a decorator, a TypedDict, and a JSON contract eliminated an entire class of repetitive frontend work.

#django #architecture #blueprints #schema-driven-ui #typeddict #admin-panels #crud #dry #configuration-over-code #crispy-forms

Apr 04, 2026 Architecture Django

Five URL Patterns for Everything: How HTMX and Abstract Views Eliminated My Entire API Layer

What happens when you take Django's class-based views to their logical extreme? You get five URL patterns that handle full CRUD for every model in your application - no REST framework, no serializers, no client-side router. Just HTMX, convention over configuration, and a philosophical rejection of accidental complexity.

#django #htmx #alpine-js #generic-views #crud #abstraction #tailwind