web programming: experiences with non-zope frameworks?

[Brendan O'Connor]

On 21 Dec 2003, Ville Vainio wrote:

> Brendan O'Connor <brendano at stanford.edu> writes:
>
> > > I'll give some heretical advice: if
> > > you're doing a big project, set aside some of the development time to
> > > evaluate what's out there and adopt or develop something that's best
> > > for your specific needs, with the understanding that you're going to
> > > have to maintain it yourself.  If you're doing a small project and
>
> > That's certainly a shame to hear.  I'm very concerned that any given
> > python framework I'd choose might not be around a few years from now; it
>
> Umm... I guess that's not what he meant. It's the framework you
> developy yourself you would have to maintain.

Yeah, that's the problem: it really helps to use a framework that's
supported by a community of users, not just yourself.

>
> > seems that none of them have the popularity needed to sustain a large
> > community to test and achieve maturity, write books and top-quality
> > documentation, etc.
>
> If having these qualities is so important, why not just bite the
> bullet and go Zope?

I may, in the future.  I was just hoping there was an alternative; I mean,
even the Zope people say it's too complex and they're rewriting Zope 3 to
simplify things.  We'll see I guess.

Brendan