After helping folks build MVPs out of their napkin sketches, I keep coming back to Django + Tailwind + Cursor AI. Here's why this combo works so well for getting products to market quickly.
Django gives you everything out of the box. Authentication, admin panel, ORM, form handling, security features - it's all there. While other frameworks make you piece together solutions, Django lets you focus on building your actual product. For early-stage startups burning through runway, this matters.
Tailwind keeps the frontend moving fast. No context switching between HTML and CSS files. No fighting with Bootstrap's opinions. You style components right in your templates and move on. The utility-first approach means you're not spending hours naming CSS classes or organizing stylesheets.
Cursor AI accelerates everything. Honestly, this has been a game-changer. Need to generate a Django model with all the right field types? Cursor writes it. Building a form with validation? Done in seconds. It understands Django conventions and Tailwind classes, so you're not just getting generic code - you're getting code that fits your stack. What used to take hours now takes minutes. Obvioiusly, you will need to have a half way decent understanding of what its doing - else it might take you for a ride ever so often.
The combination just flows. Django templates + Tailwind utilities + AI assistance = unprecedented speed. Need a dashboard? Build it in a day. User authentication flow? Done by lunch. Cursor handles the boilerplate while you focus on business logic.
If you're sitting on a product idea or helping someone build theirs, this stack removes so many obstacles. You spend time solving business problems, not framework problems.
What's your preferred stack for rapid development? Are you using AI coding tools yet?
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