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Abdul Rehman Nadeem
Abdul Rehman Nadeem

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Building Scalable Web Applications with Django and PostgreSQL

  1. Introduction

    • Brief overview of Django and PostgreSQL and their importance in web application development.
    • Discussing the benefits of using Django and PostgreSQL together for building scalable web applications.
  2. Setting Up the Development Environment

    • Installation of Django and PostgreSQL.
    • Configuration of Django settings to connect to the PostgreSQL database.
  3. Database Modeling with Django

    • Exploring Django's Object-Relational Mapping (ORM) and how it simplifies database modeling.
    • Creating models and defining relationships between them.
    • Migrating the models to create database tables in PostgreSQL.
  4. CRUD Operations with Django and PostgreSQL

    • Implementing Create, Read, Update, and Delete operations using Django's ORM and PostgreSQL.
    • Demonstrating how to perform database queries and manipulate data.
  5. Scaling Django and PostgreSQL

    • Discussing strategies for scaling Django and PostgreSQL to handle increased traffic and data volume.
    • Exploring techniques like database sharding, caching, and load balancing.
  6. Deployment and Best Practices

    • Deploying the Django application to a production environment.
    • Identifying best practices for optimizing performance, ensuring security, and maintaining the application.

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