30.3.3 Starting with Generic Views
If we had started our site with generic class-based views (GCBVs), this book would have been much, much shorter (and far more opaque). When building a view, use Django’s documentation and https://ccbv.co.uk/ and ask yourself: Does a GCBV already provide the majority of the behavior I want? If the answer is yes, then you should definitely use a GCBV.
In the event the answer is no, then you are left with the choice of building a view with a class-based view (CBV) or else a function view (FV). In the event you need reusable behavior, you should absolutely use a CBV, as it affords you all of the power of object-oriented programming. However, if you don’t need reusable behavior, you are still left with the choice ...
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