Well, if you disagree strongly with the Zen of Python maybe using Python is
going to be a pain in the ass! :-D
Every language has it's own phylosofy and ways to work. If your way to look
at it is more "against", it comes awful. I know that. I HAVE TO use Grails
(BTW, convention over configuration) and it really really doesn't suit me at
all. Working with Django (for me) is pleasant, when I get an error usually
makes sense and the pythonic way of code seems natural to me (although could
be not evident at first). Of course, there are problems, and programming is
always difficult, but I "feel" that the tool works for me.
In Grails I find the convenctions arbitrary, the view-controler easy to mix
up dangerously and, in general, I am half of the time complaining and
working against the tool...
When I can make the choice, just imagine what tool I a using ;-)
Anyway, you need some time to "get the feeling" of a tool, and them decide
if you're confortable with it or not. With some things yuo'll never be, but
learning different ways to do things is usually a good thing.
Also, I find URL mappings really really REALLY one of the best things in
Django. You can control exactly the map of the website and all the
parameters to the views, and make changes inside without affecting URLs. OK,
regular expressions are awful. They always were and they always will be, but
usually the expressions on the URLs are not very difficult and are similar
one to other...
Best regards,
Jaime Buelta
On Thu, Dec 3, 2009 at 5:42 PM, Todd Blanchard <tblanch...@mac.com> wrote:
>
>
> I've read the little poem. I disagree with about half of it. If you can't
> take constructive criticism of your toolkit (I have plenty negative to say
> about rails and any of the other dozen web app development environments I
> know too) then you should maybe put down the kool-aid and walk away. No
> environment is perfect.
>
> I do thank everyone who has been so generous with help so far and thanks in
> advance for any future help. I'm trying to learn python, django, postgis,
> and a whole other raft of technologies all at once. Its a steep curve and I
> can use all the help I can get.
>
> -Todd Blanchard
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