On Tue, May 01, 2001 at 01:28:12PM +1000, Michael Lake wrote:
> Ben Leslie wrote:
> ....
> > Python (www.python.org) is a nice object oriented language which I find
> > quite good for most of my needs. I'll outline pros and cons below.
>
> > Pros:
> ....
> > Database interfaces for postgresql (and probably mysql)
>
> * Yes it has MySQL module for connectivity.
> * a module PyXML for XML applications development that is easier to use
> than the Perl XML modules.
> * smaller footprint for the interpreter than Perl
I you're going the python route, then go the full monty:
www.zope.org.
To list a few good points of zope, revision control, it will
allow multiple people to work on the site at once.
It will allow you to undo mistakes.
You can work on your own private copy of the site so the
public one will be unaffected by any mistakes you make,
then when you're happy with your changes you can implement
them.
You can give people editing access to only the area of the site
they are maintaining. They don't need shell access to make
changes.
It lets programmers and web designers work on the site in their
own areas of expertise.
etc, etc, etc.
It does require a bit more cpu, but you can stick it behind a
proxy to reduce the load, and it can cache dynamic pages for
a length of time that you set. (no need to consult the database
every hit when the database might only change a few times a day)
You can write modules in perl if you feel the need.
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