Agent skill · software engineering · affaan-m
django-patterns
Django architecture patterns, REST API design with DRF, ORM best practices, caching, signals, middleware, and production-grade Django apps.
Why this skill is useful
Provides specific Django architecture patterns and best practices for building scalable applications that the AI wouldn't reliably generate on its own.
What it needs
About 7k tokens when loaded. Last updated 2026-08-06. 238,342 stars on the source repository.
What this skill does
Django Development Patterns Production-grade Django architecture patterns for scalable, maintainable applications. When to Activate Building Django web applications Designing Django REST Framework APIs Working with Django ORM and models Setting up Django project structure Implementing caching, signals, middleware Project Structure Recommended Layout Split Settings Pattern Model Design Patterns Model Best Practices QuerySet Best Practices Manager Methods Django REST Framework Patterns Serializer Patterns ViewSet Patterns Custom Actions Service Layer Pattern Caching Strategies View-Level Caching Template Fragment Caching Low-Level Caching QuerySet Caching Signals Signal Patterns Middleware Custom Middleware Performance Optimization N+1 Query Prevention Database Indexing Bulk Operations `python Bulk create Product.objects.bulkcreate([ Product(name=f'Product {i}', price=10.00) for i in range(1000) ]) Bulk update products = Product.objects.all()[:100] for product in products: product.
How to use it
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