Best of FastAPI — January 2025

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   Lobsters·1y

   Django vs. FastAPI, An Honest Comparison

   The post compares Django and FastAPI, highlighting their strengths and weaknesses based on real-world experience. Django offers an 'all-batteries-included' approach with everything you need in one package, while FastAPI focuses more on flexibility and performance, requiring additional setup for many features. Django enforces a structured MVT architecture and has a more democratized governance model, whereas FastAPI offers more control and modern features like async support and type safety but relies heavily on external tools. Choosing between them depends on your specific project requirements and the type of skills you want to develop.

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   Towards Data Science·1y

   Designing, Building & Deploying an AI Chat App from Scratch (Part 1)

   Learn how to design, build, and deploy an AI-powered chat application from scratch with a focus on modern, scalable web applications. This guide covers microservices architecture, setting up various backend services with Docker containers, building REST APIs with FastAPI, and creating a simple user interface. Key components include a language model API, PostgreSQL database, private Docker network, and Nginx reverse proxy. The project emphasizes engineering and cloud deployment over using commercial platforms, providing a deeper understanding of real-world systems.

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