I Built a Django-Inspired Web Framework in Rust — Here's What I Learned (opens in new tab)

If you've ever used Django, you know the feeling: one command, and you have an admin panel, an ORM, form validation, middleware, session handling — everything just works. Then you try Rust web development, and you're back to assembling pieces yourself. That's why I built Runique: a batteries-included web framework for Rust, inspired by Django's philosophy, built on top of Axum and Tokio. Why "Django for Rust"? Existing Rust frameworks are excellent at what they do — Axum is fast and composabl...