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Milton Biswas
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Work in Progress: Building a Full-Company Management Dashboard with Django, React, and PostgreSQL

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Hey dev community!

Just wanted to share what's been consuming my late nights and early mornings recently. I've taken on the challenge of building a complete, all-in-one company management dashboard from scratch.

This isn't just a simple to-do app. The goal is a monolithic platform that integrates:

  • HRM (Human Resource Management): Onboarding, employee profiles, leave tracking, etc.
  • EMS (Employee Management Software): Performance, tasks, and team structures.
  • A central Project Management Dashboard: Giving a high-level overview of all company operations.

As you can see from the "work in progress" shots, it's a lot of code, multiple screens, and plenty of coffee!

Work in Progress on a laptop with orange backlit keyboard

Close-up of Django models.py file on a laptop screen

Dual-monitor coding setup showing code on both screens

The Tech Stack and "Why"

I thought I'd share why I landed on this particular stack, as I know many of us geek out on these decisions:

  • Backend: Django (Python)
    I needed a robust, secure, and scalable backend that comes with a powerful ORM and a built-in admin panel for rapid prototyping. For a system with complex business logic and user permissions (like an HRM), Django is just a beast. The models.py in the second pic is the heart of the whole operation.

  • Frontend: React.js
    For a dashboard this data-intensive, I need a UI that is fast, responsive, and component-based. React was the obvious choice. Being able to create reusable components for charts, tables, and forms is saving me a ton of time.

  • Database: PostgreSQL
    While SQLite is great for development, this project was planned for production from day one. I needed a database that can handle complex joins, transactions, and scaling. PostgreSQL is the enterprise-grade, open-source standard for a reason.

It's a massive undertaking, but seeing the different parts of this full-stack application start to communicate with each other is incredibly rewarding.

This is my #showdev for the month! What's the most complex project everyone else is working on right now? Any tips for managing a build of this scale as a solo dev or small team?

Cheers!

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