I like web2py. I think it's the best web framework out there... Let me explain where I'm coming from. My first experience as a web developer was with Smalltalk/Seaside in 2007. It came highly recommended to me by a friend. He told me that Seaside was very powerful, very flexible, and most importantly, really easy to learn. I value productivity and ease of use above all else when it comes to software development. I don't care about ideology or the ultimate in power and performance.
My Seaside project was completed in record time. I was a happy camper. My attitude is definitely "non-geek-like". I am not a geek. I only care about getting the job done in the shortest time, with the least effort and the least pain. This has been my guiding principle over a 20-year career in IT (ranging from Fortran to C, from mainframe to PC). A year ago, I took a whack at Django, but I did not like it. I also tried Java-based Wicket. But neither passed the acid test of being really easy to learn and use. When I came across web2py a couple of months ago, I was utterly astonished. For a newbie, it's fall-off-the-log easy to pick up. That's important to me. And being easy to use doesn't mean that it's lacking in power. I can be phenomenally productive with web2py. My conclusion is that web2py is actually easier than Seaside (heresy!). It's also easier than Django, and it's definitely much easier than Wicket. I can't understand why programmers don't want the easiest tools. I prefer to enjoy my life, take it easy, rather than expose myself to aggravation and headache, regardless of how much power you gain. But that's just me. Richard On Oct 5, 10:07 am, Farsheed Ashouri <[email protected]> wrote: > i bet they event didn't create a simple site with Web2py. Don't trust them. > Just for test, use Django for a week and you'll be back to Web2py soon than > we expected and with headaches!! > Every day, I am creating a new website for my clients. When I was using > Django, just initial setup took me hours. I am not saying other frameworks > are not smart. Web2Py is just better.
