Anybody use web2py?

[mdipierro]

> Why does web2py have classes that represent HTML? I can't see ever
> needing to write VIEW code in my controller, since thats what views are
> for.

You do not need to use but if, for example, you want to build a menu
recursively, having a server-side presentation of the DOM allows to do
it without string manipulation. It is safer and less error prone.
Anyway, it is not something you must use.

Lots of the features are optional. Like the web based IDE. If you do
not like it, you can use the shell like you use Django.

 > It seems that even though web2py is fast, supports lots of
features, the
> fact that in the end it gets in the way of doing what you want is it's
> downfall. Django, even though requiring more "ground work", this ground
> work becomes a solid foundation on which to build your application on.

What do you mean by "gets in the way"? Could you provide an example?