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AIM5
Room 306

Simplify Your API with Django and Python

Monday, Oct 22 4:30 - 5:15

Presented by Dave Lafferty

REST APIs are hard to do right, but with the increasing popularity of mobile and single-page applications, they’re becoming an expected feature. In this presentation we will build a beautiful, simple API with Django and the Django Rest Framework in real-time. Included in the presentation is:

– A whirlwind tour of Django and some of its relevant features, like url routing, automatic database migrations, and object relational mapping
– Token-based authentication
– Simple CRUD operations on tables
– More complex operations including the PUT and PATCH verbs and custom endpoints
– Endpoint and object-based permissions
– Automatic Swagger & OpenAPI integration

I hope after this presentation the next time you need to create an API you’ll consider Django!

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About

Dave Lafferty

Senior Web Developer

Dave Lafferty is the Senior Web Developer for Nazareth College of Rochester, a small liberal-arts college located in Pittsford, NY. Dave has been working in Web Development for 11 years, 6 of those in Higher Education. In addition to web development, Dave has experience in systems design, systems administration, mobile & desktop development across a range of languages and environments.