Django REST Framework: The Tool That Made Me Stop Hating APIs
Look, I used to hate building APIs. All that manual JSON serialization, writing the same CRUD views over and over, authentication headaches - it was exhausting. Then I tried Django REST Framework. What Changed? DRF takes all the repetitive stuff and automates it. Here's what sold me: Serializers handle everything. They convert your models to JSON, validate incoming data, and even handle nested relationships. No more manual data munging. ViewSets are magic. Write one ViewSet class and get full CRUD endpoints automatically. Need custom behavior? Just add a method. That's it. Authentication actually works. Token auth, session auth, JWT - pick one, add two lines to your settings, done. A Quick Example This code gets you a complete API: class PostSerializer ( serializers . ModelSerializer ) : class Meta : model = Post fields = '__all__' class PostViewSet ( viewsets . ModelViewSet ) : queryset = Post . objects . all ( ) seri...