On 08/06/09 11:30 AM, Masklinn wrote: > On 8 Jun 2009, at 15:39 , Olav wrote: >> I am convinced that Django is a great framework, but I need to know >> how much of the stuff I might need is available or can easily be >> integrated? >> >> How much is available compared to Drupal, Joomla or DotNetNuke for >> example? > Drupal and Joomla are content management systems, not web frameworks.
The terms "web framework" and "CMS" are very loosely-defined and mean different things to different people. I don't know Joomla or DotNetNuke well enough to comment on them but I do know both Django and Drupal well enough to say that both can be considered to be a web framework and a CMS. They approach things in very different ways and both have their strengths and weaknesses. On balance, I'd say Django is the more flexible and powerful of the two but Drupal gives the *illusion* of productivity quicker. With Django, I build up from a base whereas with Drupal, I seem to spend an inordinate amount of time trying to figure out how to make it *not* do something I want done differently. Django is lean and simple by comparison to Drupal, which is neither lean nor simple. Both have very active and helpful communities. -- Regards, Clifford Ilkay Dinamis 1419-3266 Yonge St. Toronto, ON Canada M4N 3P6 <http://dinamis.com> +1 416-410-3326
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