Programming

Once you learn Django, is it easy to get a simple website to get running?

You can get a local install of Hello World running in minutes. Same thing for a Docker instance.

How is its performance?

It's performant enough that if you are asking this, it probably doesn't matter for your use-case.

I am planning on using templates heavily, is it ok?

Yes, that's how you use Django. Since you asked about performance though, one area where Django's performance can degrade is if you start trying to add too much logic in the views. Follow the Model, View, Control structure and keep logic in the control layer as much as you can.

Sure yeah, it's not hard really. There is some background you'll need to learn, like adding a view or working with models, but when you learn it, you'll be glad you did. Templates are a great reason to use Django.

Performance is great. Of course, the real performance isn't really with Django itself, but how you use it. For example, if you write expensive database queries, your app will be slower.