This is a tough question for sure. If you prefer Ruby syntax, then to me it seems clear. If it feels clunky, it won't flow properly and you won't code as well.
Then again, you point out that you built a finished product quickly and you're happy with it compared to what you built with Rails. Isn't that the point ;) If you perceive that more Rails work is available, I would suggest going down that path and maintaining your "hobbyist" interest in Django. It just depends on your goals. On Apr 9, 12:06 pm, UnclaimedBaggage <baynej...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi folks, > > I'm a long-term (8 years) PHP developer who's recently started > dabbling with Rails & Django. I REALLY like what I've seen from both > frameworks and quite frankly, am a little miffed I didn't jump on the > bandwagon earlier. > > I'm trying to decide between the two frameworks, but I'm > struggling to get out of stalemate. If anyone can offer advice, I'd be > very appreciative. Here are my current thoughts: > > WHAT I LIKE ABOUT DJANGO > * I LOVE django-admin . For the sort of work I do, which is a lot of > customised cart/cms stuff, this would save a lot of time. > * Code reusability seems superior. Opinions? > * Better perfomance? > * I've half-built a shopping cart app in Django that I'm happy with. A > quick dabble in Rails made this task seem a little more time- > consuming, and I'm not comfortable with drop-in solutions > * Server seems more stable. Using the rails dev server on a local > linux box twice threw errors I couldn't trace, then worked fine again > the next time I restarted my computer (having previously restarted the > server with no result). Is this a common problem? > > WHAT I LIKE ABOUT RAILS > * I prefer the syntax > * There seems to be a lot more work for rails...with better pay > * "Agile Rails" is a damn fantastic book. I haven't found much Django > documentation I've enjoyed as much > * Seems to be a little simpler > * Seems to have a greater depth of features > * Better AJAX integration from what I've seen > > Obviously I expect some django-tilted opinions here, but if anyone > with > experience in both can offer a balanced perspective on pros-n-cons of > each it would be a big help. > > Cheers. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Django users" group. To post to this group, send email to django-us...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to django-users+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/django-users?hl=en.
