Re: Django and Rails

Hi Enrique Apart from the mailing list, a good place to keep up with Python and Django in general is the http://www.pythonweekly.com/ newsletter. Its not long, is well-structured and will help give some idea of the current "buzz" ... (PS Not everyone is convinced that Rails is "faster" - ht

Re: Django and Rails

Thanks everyone. You've confirmed what I have suspected. Also, an MIT CS prof. suggested today to stick to python/django. Rails may be fast and cool, but that it may offer too much "magic" to really know what's going on and debug if needed. For a newbie like me, I need explicit guidance and

Re: Django and Rails

Django learning curve might be steeper than Rails, but it will make you a better web dev in the long run. Check out realpython.com and maybe start by getting a solid foundation on python On Wednesday, May 28, 2014 10:55:58 PM UTC-5, Enrique Shadah wrote: > > Hi all, > > I am learning Django aft

Re: Django and Rails

Try the tutorial and if you like it then stick with Django. Also, go and meet other python developers. Meetup is good for finding local groups. There might also be an active SIG nearby. K On Wednesday, May 28, 2014 8:55:58 PM UTC-7, Enrique Shadah wrote: > > Hi all, > > These are just two limit

Re: Django and Rails

Also, the community certainly doesn't seem to be fading to me - between this list, SO and the IRC channel, there is lots of movement. There is a new release every 6 months or so and the devs are pushing security updates at about one every two months although that's more dependent on when the secur

Re: Django and Rails

For db changes, you want South, although the author of South has just finished integrating it into Django 1.7. http://south.aeracode.org/ http://south.readthedocs.org/en/latest/ http://south.readthedocs.org/en/latest/tutorial/index.html Version 1.7 of Django, due any day now, will have migrations

Django and Rails

Hi all, I am learning Django after trying once with Rails. As I am a newbie to software development, Rails seemed more obscure and difficult to digest. I chose to learn Django because Python is easier to understand than Ruby (at least to me) and because I thought it had a bigger or more enthusi

Reminder - Django and Rails meetup in London, September 5th

Hi all, Just a quick reminder, but on the 5th of september we're having a Rails & Django meetup in London - the more the merrier! More details: http://www.magpiebrain.com/archives/2005/08/17/meetup -- sam http://www.magpiebrain.com/