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Teaching AI agents to write Django like senior developers

Learn how Vinta distilled 10 years of Django experience into AI agent skills, helping tools like Cursor and Claude write idiomatic, production-ready code.

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Teaching AI agents to write Django like senior developers

Learn how Vinta distilled 10 years of Django experience into AI agent skills, helping tools like Cursor and Claude write idiomatic, production-ready code.

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4min read

Monorepos are back: building modern web apps with Django and React

Learn how a Django + React monorepo can simplify deployments, type safety, and CI/CD using Vinta’s open source Django-React Boilerplate.

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Monorepos are back: building modern web apps with Django and React

Learn how a Django + React monorepo can simplify deployments, type safety, and CI/CD using Vinta’s open source Django-React Boilerplate.

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4 min read

Django AI Boost: giving AI agents the tools to work inside Django projects

Introducing Django AI Boost, an MCP-based toolkit that equips AI agents with Django-specific tools for building, testing, and implementing real projects.

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Django AI Boost: giving AI agents the tools to work inside Django projects

Introducing Django AI Boost, an MCP-based toolkit that equips AI agents with Django-specific tools for building, testing, and implementing real projects.

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Logging standards for clean, parseable logs

Vinta’s logging standards in one quick guide: ISO-8601 timestamps, correlation IDs, clear logger naming, JSON-like payloads, correct levels, no noise, and no PII. Use it to implement and review logs consistently.

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Logging standards for clean, parseable logs

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Building privacy-first Django applications: model-based anonymization

Learn how to anonymize Django databases by embedding privacy rules in models, fostering developer ownership while protecting sensitive user data.

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Building privacy-first Django applications: model-based anonymization

Learn how to anonymize Django databases by embedding privacy rules in models, fostering developer ownership while protecting sensitive user data.

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The dos and don'ts for writing Django migrations

Learn essential Django migration best practices to maintain database consistency. Discover how to properly manage schema changes and avoid common pitfalls in your applications.

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The dos and don'ts for writing Django migrations

Learn essential Django migration best practices to maintain database consistency. Discover how to properly manage schema changes and avoid common pitfalls in your applications.

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5 min read

Running a complex query using Window, When, Case and SQCount, and more

Learn how we added a new budget visualization feature in one of our clients, enabling users to track ad spend across campaigns and posts with real-time metrics.

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Running a complex query using Window, When, Case and SQCount, and more

Learn how we added a new budget visualization feature in one of our clients, enabling users to track ad spend across campaigns and posts with real-time metrics.

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10 min read

Handling null values on multi-column aggregations with Django

Struggling with multi-column aggregations in Django ORM? Learn how to make PostgreSQL correctly handle null vs. zero when summing across columns ensuring your analytics stay accurate.

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Handling null values on multi-column aggregations with Django

Struggling with multi-column aggregations in Django ORM? Learn how to make PostgreSQL correctly handle null vs. zero when summing across columns ensuring your analytics stay accurate.

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Re-using a file in multiple serializers in the same request

A practical guide to managing file uploads across multiple serializers in Django REST Framework, preventing closed file errors during model creation.

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Re-using a file in multiple serializers in the same request

A practical guide to managing file uploads across multiple serializers in Django REST Framework, preventing closed file errors during model creation.

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Django zero downtime deployment: best practices and implementation guide

Master zero downtime deployments in Django. Learn how to keep your web application running smoothly during updates, migrations, and system changes.

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Django zero downtime deployment: best practices and implementation guide

Master zero downtime deployments in Django. Learn how to keep your web application running smoothly during updates, migrations, and system changes.

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10 min read

Coding a chatless assistant with Django & OpenAI

Most AI applications we encounter today are based on chat interfaces. However, many other exciting ways to use large language models (LLMs) don't involve direct conversation. In this article, we'll explore one such application by building a location-aware AI tour guide using Django and OpenAI.

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Coding a chatless assistant with Django & OpenAI

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Advanced Celery for Django: fixing unreliable background tasks

Master task management with Advanced Celery in Python. Learn best practices for Django Celery tasks to ensure reliability, efficiency, and scalability in your applications.

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Advanced Celery for Django: fixing unreliable background tasks

Master task management with Advanced Celery in Python. Learn best practices for Django Celery tasks to ensure reliability, efficiency, and scalability in your applications.

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15 min read