Michael Torrie <torr...@gmail.com> writes: > If the shop is entire a PHP shop, and no one knows python, then > rewriting things in Python and Django is a really bad idea.
It can be done well; see “Transitioning from PHP to Django on the sly” <URL:http://pyvideo.org/video/2233/transitioning-from-php-to-django-on-the-sly>. The presenter emphasises that one of the more important requirements is to convince everyone: the management, the developers, even stakeholder customers/users. > I've worked in shops before where one person comes in with a new > language, writes some code, then leaves, leaving us stranded as it > were. Right. On the other hand, I've worked in shops where the big PHP code base is seen by all as a legacy code base, and the stakeholders were quite open to being convinced to migrate — provided a clear migration path. That's what the above presentation goes into. I recommend it. -- \ “The double standard that exempts religious activities from | `\ almost all standards of accountability should be dismantled | _o__) once and for all.” —Daniel Dennett, 2010-01-12 | Ben Finney -- https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
