Ben Sizer wrote: > Mike Meyer wrote: > > [Not sure if this attribution is correct.] > > > Alex Martelli wrote: > > > Because of course if other languages have 1 or two frameworks, python > > > needs a dozen. > > > > People keep talking about Python's wealth of web frameworks as if it > > were a bad thing. I just don't see it. Just like I like to have more > > than 1 or 2 languages available for programming, I like to have more > > than 1 or 2 web frameworks available for building web sites. That I > > can get the flexibility I want in this area *without* having to > > abandon Python is a plus for Python. > > Flexibility is good, but personally I think the problem is that instead > of useful variety, we have redundant overlap. How many different > templating systems, sql<-->object mappings, and URL dispatch schemes do > we need? And what exactly is the difference between them all, except > for slightly different syntax? > > One major benefit of reducing the number of such frameworks is that a > larger community would form around each product, meaning better > documentation and examples. Also, it would be easier to know which one > to recommend for a given task, when there are fewer available and they > are more distinct. In particular, it would be helpful to have something > simple in the standard library, as currently there's a large barrier to > entry for the Python newbie who wants to get into web programming, > compared to ASP or PHP, or even Java servlets. > > -- > Ben Sizer
as to the actual substance of this thread, i searched and couldn't find the number of committers for rails, django, zope, subway etc, anybody know? -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
