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FastAPI + Django in Production: Lessons From a Hybrid Stack

Picture the scene: One of the services in your backend is a mature Django app that no one has the resources, time, or, frankly, the will to rewrite. The ORM, the admin panel, and the broader ecosystem all earn their keep. But you’re looking for the best way to describe your API, and FastAPI catches your eye. It looks like a great fit: native typing, pydantic-based validation, OpenAPI out of the box, and of course the support for async endpoints.

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The ban on robot vacuums won’t make them safer, only worse

All future robot vacuums manufactured outside the USA (i.e., all of them) have been banned by the FCC. | Photo by Jennifer Pattison Tuohy / The Verge No other gadget knows as much about your home as a robot vacuum. They map your space, learn your routines, and many now carry a camera and microphone into every room in your house. As AI gives them a better understanding of what they see, the privacy and security risks these autonomous robots pose are only growing. That's why greater scrutiny mak

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Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream is a quirky life sim that’s worth buying at this discount

Looking to start your own island paradise full of Miis based on family, friends, and celebrities, but don’t feel like paying full fare? Woot has Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream for Switch on sale for $52.99 (usually $59.95). Sort of like Animal Crossing, but more off-kilter, this unique game sees you building and managing relationships on an island of custom Mii characters. You’ll set up and decorate housing, discover what the inhabitants like and dislike, and watch as they interact with each o

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