Women in Technology

Article:		What Is TurboGears (Hint: Python-Based Framework for Rapid Web Development)
Subject:		Yippie
Date:		2005-11-09 15:56:13
From:		vdubberly
Been looking for a replacement for that sick joke of a language we call PHP. Considered Ruby because of all the hype about Ruby on Rails as of late but mod_ruby really looks way to immature to risk running and FastCGI is just way to dated. Looks like this tool has a bright future based on solid foundations and Python of course has an excellent track record. Every python user I've spoken with has nothing but praise for the language. Party time!

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• Yippie
  2005-11-10 02:19:57  David Heinemeier Hansson | [View]
  
  
  What makes FastCGI dated in your eyes? It's providing the backing for the millions of dynamic requests that the major Rails applications are processing every day (like Basecamp, Backpack, 43things, 43places, Strongspace, ODEO, A List Apart, etc, etc).
  
  If you're having trouble installing mod_fastcgi on Apache, then lighttpd is definitely recommended. It's a fast, nimble alternative to Apache that's gaining rapid traction and it ships with FCGI support in the box.
  
  But in case FastCGI shouldn't be doing it for you, for some reason or other, do check out the SCGI bindings for Rails. They're considerably easier to install and work with Apache2.0 among other things.
  
  So pick TG because you like its flavor of development better. Not over misconceptions about deployment.

• Django
  2005-11-09 21:49:18  adrian_h [View]
  
  
  I'd highly recommend checking out Django -- see djangoproject.com. Also written in Python, although open-sourced a couple of months before TurboGears, Django offers more functionality, such as an automatically-generated, production-ready admin interface and a proven track record running several excellent Web sites (chicagocrime.org, lawrence.com, ljworld.com).
  
  Quite a few PHP users have switched over to Django recently. :)
  
  Full disclosure: I'm a Django developer.