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A Better Front-End

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#69 opened on Mar 4, 2016

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Description

The one we have right now is the one that comes free with Django. It's great for what it's supposed to do, but it was never meant as a primary front-end.

Now that there's a proper REST API, we need a real front-end in the one-page-app style.

Contributor guide

Tech stack
pythondjangorest apijavascript
Domain
frontendapi
Issue type
feature
DifficultyEstimated implementation difficulty for a new contributor, from 1 for very small changes to 5 for expert-level work.
5
Estimated timeA rough time range for an experienced contributor to investigate, implement, test, and prepare a pull request.
over 1 week
Activity statusHow available the issue appears right now: fresh, active, stale, blocked, or waiting on maintainer input.
stale
ClarityHow clearly the issue explains the expected change, acceptance criteria, and next step.
clear
Prerequisites
Django REST frameworkJavaScript frontend developmentSingle page application concepts
Newbie friendlinessA 1-100 score estimating how approachable this issue is for first-time contributors.
15
Research direction
Review the existing Django REST API endpoints and models to understand the data structures. Examine the current template based frontend to identify key UI components. Look at discussions in the issue comments for any proposed design decisions or technology preferences. Consider using a modern JavaScript framework like React or Vue to build a single page application that consumes the REST API.