[Web Developer] Django vs [REST API Developer] Django Rest framework Python
A web developer is a programmer who specializes in, or is specifically engaged in, the development of World Wide Web applications, or distributed network applications that are run over HTTP from a web server to a web browser.
Even though there are no formal educational requirements, dealing with web developing projects requires those who wish to be referred to as web developers to have advanced knowledge/skills in:
- HTML/XHTML, CSS, JavaScript
- server/client side architecture
- Programming/Coding/Scripting in one of the many server-side languages or frameworks (e.g., Perl, Python, Ruby, PHP, Go, CFML - * ColdFusion, Java, ASP, ASP.NET)
- Ability to utilize a database
- Creating single-page application with use of front-end tools such as ReactJS[3] or AngularJS[4]
A REST API developer applications using simple HTTP methods, in either XML or JSON formats, making this an ideal API for developing mobile applications or external clients.
REST - REpresentaional State Transfer (Resource based Representations/multiple URIs pointed to the same resource)
HTTP Verb CRUD Entire Collection (e.g. /customers) Specific Item (e.g. /customers/{id})
| HTTP Verb | Means |
|---|---|
| POST | Create |
| GET | Read |
| PUT | Update/Replace |
| PATCH | Update/Modify |
| DELETE | Delete |
This is web application developement framework in python. It is easy to maintain the apps and project under one tree.
- Models (Acts as controller and model)
- Views (view)
Some commands
- startproject
- startapp
- makemigrations
- migrate
- createsuperuser
- Models (Logics + Data Holders)
- Serializer (Tranfers the data from Models to JSON or XML, Once the request from view is received and it gets the data from Models and sends the response)
- Views (get the need/query from clients and asks from Serializer.)
- startproject
- startapp
- makemigrations
- migrate
- createsuperuser
- serilaizers.py