On 8/29/06, Adrian Holovaty <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hi all, > > Spawned by the recent discussion of the big picture of Python Web > frameworks, we've decided to start a new branch of Django development > that uses SQLAlchemy (http://www.sqlalchemy.org/) as the underlying > database library. > > Robin Munn, author of an excellent SQLAlchemy tutorial > (http://www.rmunn.com/sqlalchemy-tutorial/tutorial.html) and heavy > contributor to Django several months ago, has agreed to be the lead > developer on this branch. I'm sure he'll bring up any > issues/implementation questions on this mailing list, and if you want > to help out in some fashion, make yourself known!
*waves* Hi all! As Adrian said, if you have any suggestions to make, even if it's as simple as what you'd like the API to look like, now's the time to make them. I'm only *just* getting started on this, and right now I'm just plunging into a refresher course on what's changed in Django since I last looked at it -- which was more like a year ago than the "several months ago" that Adrian just said. :-) The notes on implementation that Adrian posted pretty much match what I'm thinking at this point. The plan is to make this 100% API compatible (if possible -- you never know what will turn up once you start implementing some idea), so that existing code doesn't need to change. But if you want access to the underlying SQLAlchemy objects to do something like a nine-table query involving five LEFT OUTER JOINs and two subselects, well, you should be able to do that as well. One quick request: I don't think I'm going to have time to read the entire django-developers list, since I do have other commitments (such as my day job, which isn't Django-related). So if you have a suggestion about the SQLAlchemy branch, I'd appreciate it if you put the word "SQLAlchemy" in the subject line somewhere. I'll have a GMail filter set up to catch those, and I *will* read all the SQLAlchemy threads in django-developers. And probably even answer them! ;-) I also don't think I'll be able to commit to being on IRC much, or even at all. That may change in the future, but I make no promises on that score. If you want to contribute, or even just make requests, the best way to get in touch with me will be via the django-developers list. (And make sure "SQLAlchemy" is in the subject line so that I see it). I welcome your comments! -- Robin Munn [EMAIL PROTECTED] GPG key 0xD6497014 --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Django developers" group. To post to this group, send email to django-developers@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/django-developers -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
