[pure_ambition]

> To me, the Django project exudes the stubbornness of the developers who maintain it because rather than fixing these problems they've decided to write this page about how it's you, the user, who is wrong.

Sounds like you're doing the same thing. You have a set of expectations about how the world works that is not the exact same as Django's - which is true of any other tool anyone uses.

Also I want to point out that software is not made by a monolithic entity; it's made by people, and you suggest a few simple things like adding type checks and validations, which would be a wonderful opportunity to contribute! In fact, opinions such as yours are enormously helpful to the creators of software frameworks. Software doesn't build itself; if you have ideas, contribute!

[tiglionabbit]

Back when I was interested in Django I'd go to Python meetups and hear people complain about how the Django project would not accept their patches. They told me that third party changes never make it into Django. That "contrib" is a lie, and that it's made almost entirely by core developers.

Ultimately I found Django to be more trouble than it's worth. I only use it if my work forces me to. I find its design to be obtuse and unpleasant in many places.