Track overview

Django Product Engineering

Move beyond core Academy Django work into cleaner boundaries, deeper tooling choices, multi-step workflows, testing depth, background work, observability, and supportable product structure.

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Membership: Academy Plus

Prerequisites:

  • Year Three completion

Your readiness

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Lessons in this track

Ordered intentionally for beginners

Lesson 1 24 min

Django Architecture and App Boundaries

Learn how to split Django product responsibilities more intentionally before complexity compounds.

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Lesson 2 25 min

Service Layers, Queries, and View Responsibilities

Separate where data access and workflow logic should live inside a growing Django product.

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Lesson 3 26 min

Reusable Model Patterns and Domain Structure

Strengthen model boundaries so a Django product stays clearer as more workflow features are added.

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Lesson 4 26 min

Advanced Auth Scope and Staff Tooling

Refine how authentication, role scope, and staff tools fit together in a product-grade Django app.

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Lesson 5 27 min

Forms, Wizards, and Multi-Step Workflows

Handle denser product flows that cannot be expressed as single-page forms alone.

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Lesson 6 26 min

Django Admin as an Operations Surface

Use Django Admin more intentionally as part of product operations rather than as an afterthought.

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Lesson 7 27 min

Reporting Dashboards and Query Optimization

Review reporting surfaces and query behavior together so Django dashboards stay useful and faster.

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Lesson 8 27 min

Background Work, Signals, and Task Handoffs

Handle asynchronous work and handoffs more carefully when Django products grow more event-driven.

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Lesson 9 28 min

Testing Django Products at Multiple Layers

Strengthen how Django products are checked across models, views, workflows, and user behavior.

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Lesson 10 28 min

Release Configuration and Deploy Discipline

Treat configuration and release preparation more deliberately before changes reach live environments.

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Lesson 11 28 min

Hardening, Observability, and Supportability

Improve how Django products are monitored, debugged, and supported after they are in use.

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Lesson 12 34 min

Django Product Engineering Capstone

Pull the specialty path together in a Django product capstone review and refinement pass.

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