"It is definitely important to spread the word. PyCon 2009 may have 9 Django-related talks and 2 TG tutorials, and 0 web2py talks but when they choose a software to handle their money they choose web2py."
That just says it all! Paul On Wed, Jan 28, 2009 at 8:27 PM, mdipierro <mdipie...@cs.depaul.edu> wrote: > > This was (is) an exciting projects in many ways. One is that specs > have been changing a lot and are still somewhat changing. > > More interesting we started from a position where we did not know each > other and, therefore, we did not trust each other. Then we figured out > each of us was bringing some unique skills to the table. We started to > know each other and trust each other. > > In the end the registration program is a horrible program (because of > the last minute changes in specs and that is solely my fault) but it > works flawlessly. In 24 hrs we dealt with 70 registrations, some quite > complex (like one person paying for another person, credit cards being > rejected, etc) without issuing any ticket. > > Yarko, Carl, and the PyCon-Tech team did an excellent job. > Congratulations. > > It is definitely important to spread the word. PyCon 2009 may have 9 > Django-related talks and 2 TG tutorials, and 0 web2py talks but when > they choose a software to handle their money they choose web2py. > > Massimo > > On Jan 28, 5:29 pm, Yarko Tymciurak <yark...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Hi Sebastian - > > Even more on your nice comment is - people who know django and > maintianing > > django parts of pycon web site were there, making their _own_ changes and > > asking how to do stuff in web2py (and a few of us have access to the > django > > parts). > > > > A couple of things: the collaboration between people who know one or the > > other - we are sharing and talking, and thru the process getting comments > > and broader reactions and inputs which too seems "organic" - that is, > > natural way towards growth. The registration was a "pain" last year, > and > > people were happy to load that off on someone else to deal with the > > headaches, and the good news is that web2py has been working smoothly > these > > first days (and we have been monitoring like hawks!). > > > > The other good news is pycon.org -- the site - is jointly run: parts by > > web2py, parts by django, and this is a good model - the community can > work > > in concert (does not need to be "either / or"). > > > > I am looking forward to hearing the panel discussion with Guido on ORMs, > > particularly as it was Guido who suggested web2py be included. > > > > We have some good solid functionality, and I am sure this number of users > > will help us realize ways to improve aspects that only a large user base > can > > begin to point out. > > > > We're all very excited (and tired!). Watching Massimo respond to > requests > > for change in literally seconds was amazing (I would ask for people to > post > > request into a system so we could track, and no sooner than my mail would > go > > out, Massimo would often announce "Done!" - scary stuff .... this guy is > > great to work with! :-) > > > > Hope some of us get a chance to get acquainted at PyCon! > > > > Ciao, > > Yarko > > > > On Wed, Jan 28, 2009 at 8:04 AM, Sebastian E. Ovide < > > > > sebastianov...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > Hi Massimo > > > > > On Wed, Jan 28, 2009 at 2:01 AM, mdipierro <mdipie...@cs.depaul.edu> > > > wrote: > > > > > > Bad news: > > > > - Once again, in 2009, PyCon has rejected the web2py talk and web2py > > > > tutorial. > > > > > I do not see it as a bad news... it is just a delay ...! > > > > > web2py is very young... and in PyCon there are a limited number of > > > conferences available... so it is normal that other frameworks with a > bigger > > > number of fans get the chance to speak !... > > > > > I have been playing around with web2py for a couple of weeks and I > believe > > > that it is going in the right direction... as it has the pros of other > > > frameworks altogether... and furthermore and can travel with the > development > > > environment in a USB key (that is great !!!!). The next version is very > > > promising too ! > > > > > so I believe that if web2py continue in the same direction and the same > > > philosophy it will rich the "critical mass" of followers very soon !!! > > > > > good job ! thanks ! > > > -- Best Regards, Paul Eden "...and a little looking out for the other guy too." - Mr. Smith --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "web2py Web Framework" group. To post to this group, send email to web2py@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to web2py+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/web2py?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
