I just recently started with web2py, and found that it
is a pretty big elephant that is hard to eat a bite (byte?)
at a time, precisely because everything's included.
Even a simple app gets and incredible amount of scaffolding.
I routinely delete the languages directory, as I don't need
the clutter during development.
I am starting to appreciate all the help the scaffolding supplies,
like the development links the layout provides during development,
but I found it confusing during learning.
Perhaps there should be a "minimalist" app, with an empty
model, one "default" controller, and one "default/index.html" view.
or if someone is ambitious, a "new project" start page with
checkboxes of the components to include or remove from the
scaffolding.
Such as:
. appadmin
. jQuery
. ajax
. SQL database
. default views
. crud
. mail
. layout.html
. css pages
. languages
. cache
. cron
Obviously, the inclusion of some require the inclusion of others.
After all, you can have a minimum hello world (as in the tutorial)
with only one file:
someapp/controllers/default.py
containing only
def index():
return "Hello World!"
Or perhaps a more usable minimum (with helpers) would be:
def index():
return HTML(H1('Site currently under construction. Come back
soon!'))
The Web2Py Framework is Extreme Awesomeness
But my brain hurts if I have to deal with too much of its beauty at
once.
(What started as just a +1 for reduced scaffoldings has gone on too
long already....)
