web2py is awesome, a lot of feature that can be use for all programmers. best regards,
steve van christie On Sat, Apr 16, 2011 at 6:19 AM, DJ <[email protected]> wrote: > <!-- Note of appreciation to Massimo and team --> > > I have been using web2py for the past few years and I feel it is one the > Python world's hidden gems. While most people argue about Django and the > like, what matters most when it comes to application development is > deployment speed, reliability and low cost of maintenance. If you are in the > software development business, you want to put things in your customers > hands early (agile development), provide full web functionality (logins, > security, https) all of which come inbuilt and the ability to work with > legacy systems (Oracle, MySQL) on multiple platforms (Linux, Windows). > Web2py does all of this without making you sweat and worry about library > incompatibilities and platform specific issues.The range of deployments is > amazing - GAE to EC2. For this alone, the team deserves a huge round of > applause! > > The recent tool CSVstudio is a complete life saver. I recently delivered a > project where I had to convert Excel files running into a few hundred > columns and thousands of rows into searchable databases. Imagine doing this > by hand - forget it! I initially used CloverETL (a leading enterprise ETL > solution), but still had to ensure column compatibilities and fix Excel > issues which were time consuming. Well, half-way into the project, client > changes Excel formats, adds new files to the mix - typical scenario right? > Enter CSVstudio. It not only cleans your Excel files, but recognizes column > data types and the best part - it generates the Web2py model file for you. I > went from Excel file to searchable web database in less than 5 minutes. This > is a killer tool for application developers! > > I'm sure there are a number of volunteers from around the world along with > Massimo who contribute to the Web2py project and I would like to say - thank > you, keep up the good work and make Web2py the #1 application development > platform out there! > > For those of you who are contemplating using this platform or need > assistance deploying this within your networks (academic or commercial), > feel free to talk to the mailing list or ping me for corporate specific > advise. I have deployed web2py in corporate settings, hospitals and research > labs successfully and would be happy to help you. > > There's lots of good applications like Sahana people are building with > Web2py and the recent news that our mailing list traffic has overtaken > Django and Ruby is indication that people are moving in the right direction. > Let the work talk, not the hype. And that's where web2py is the silent > assassin. > > -Sebastian > > > >
