[web2py] Re: An insult to web2py ?

2012-05-03 Thread Anthony
Well, I had to use Google Translate, so not sure I got everything, but here are a few thoughts: - Sounds like he used web2py quite a long time ago, before the DAL was re-written, and before countless other improvements, so this is not really a criticism of the current web2py. - web2

[web2py] Re: An insult to web2py ?

2012-05-03 Thread Stefan Scholl
António Ramos wrote: > a person just wrote this about web2py in a portuguese forum > Anyone care to coment? I recognize the language from about 1/4 of the spam I receive.

[web2py] Re: An insult to web2py ?

2012-05-03 Thread villas
> Some further reading: http://www.quora.com/What-are-the-advantages-of-web2py-over-Django Really good summary!

[web2py] Re: An insult to web2py ?

2012-05-03 Thread Tiago Almeida
Hi, Other than trying to start a flame war, I don't see reasons for bringing my comment from the portuguese python group to here. Anyway, since Anthony cared to comment I'll also comment. - I'm glad DAL was re-written. When I left web2py it was a mess and there were many objections to touching

[web2py] Re: An insult to web2py ?

2012-05-03 Thread Anthony
First, welcome, and thanks for taking the time to share your thoughts. > Other than trying to start a flame war, I don't see reasons for bringing > my comment from the portuguese python group to here. > I don't think anyone was trying to start a flame war. I assume he was just seeking clarifi

[web2py] Re: An insult to web2py ?

2012-05-03 Thread Massimo Di Pierro
Dear Tiago, No problem at all. All comments can help us improve and or give us an opportunity for clarification. On Thursday, 3 May 2012 16:04:14 UTC-5, Tiago Almeida wrote: > > Hi, > > Other than trying to start a flame war, I don't see reasons for bringing > my comment from the portuguese pyt

[web2py] Re: An insult to web2py ?

2012-05-04 Thread Gour
On Fri, 4 May 2012 16:18:02 -0300 Mariano Reingart wrote: Hello Mariano, > Also, please note that the relational model (and so the DAL) has a > "mathematical" formal theory behind (relational algebra and database > normalization) with a industry standard query language (ANSI SQL, > worldwide rec

Re: [web2py] Re: An insult to web2py ?

2012-05-04 Thread Mariano Reingart
On Fri, May 4, 2012 at 12:41 AM, Massimo Di Pierro wrote: > Dear Tiago, > > No problem at all. All comments can help us improve and or give us an > opportunity for clarification. > > > On Thursday, 3 May 2012 16:04:14 UTC-5, Tiago Almeida wrote: >> >> Hi, >> >> Other than trying to start a flame w

Re: [web2py] Re: An insult to web2py ?

2012-05-05 Thread Tiago Almeida
Hi, The issue about dal/orm, like Anthony said, there are tradeoffs to consider. In my opinion you loose too much not having an orm to gain very little with the dal. Let me continue my example. In the Deparment/Teacher hypothetical model, you also have assignment of Teachers to Departments. This

Re: [web2py] Re: An insult to web2py ?

2012-05-05 Thread Massimo Di Pierro
On Saturday, 5 May 2012 10:23:34 UTC-5, Tiago Almeida wrote: > > Hi, > The issue about dal/orm, like Anthony said, there are tradeoffs to > consider. In my opinion you loose too much not having an orm to gain very > little with the dal. Let me continue my example. > In the Deparment/Teacher hypot

Re: [web2py] Re: An insult to web2py ?

2012-05-05 Thread Carlos Costa
I take this as opportunity to compliment the DAL. I have never seen clever way to manipulate data in a relational database. I am actually addicted to the way it works. I wish could work with web2py as my primary job. 2012/5/5 Massimo Di Pierro : > On Saturday, 5 May 2012 10:23:34 UTC-5, Tiago Alme

Re: [web2py] Re: An insult to web2py ?

2012-05-05 Thread Tiago Almeida
Thanks for the comment. This is an interesting debate. Sábado, 5 de Maio de 2012 17:13:07 UTC+1, Massimo Di Pierro escreveu: > > On Saturday, 5 May 2012 10:23:34 UTC-5, Tiago Almeida wrote: >> >> Hi, >> The issue about dal/orm, like Anthony said, there are tradeoffs to >> consider. In my opinion

Re: [web2py] Re: An insult to web2py ?

2012-05-05 Thread Massimo Di Pierro
On Saturday, 5 May 2012 11:51:22 UTC-5, Tiago Almeida wrote: > > Thanks for the comment. This is an interesting debate. > > Sábado, 5 de Maio de 2012 17:13:07 UTC+1, Massimo Di Pierro escreveu: >> >> On Saturday, 5 May 2012 10:23:34 UTC-5, Tiago Almeida wrote: >>> >>> Hi, >>> The issue about dal/

Re: [web2py] Re: An insult to web2py ?

2012-05-05 Thread Michele Comitini
I do not see nothing in web2py that stops a developer from using a third party ORM. Not a common pattern in web2py, because DAL functional approach gives addiction: you forget the COO (Class Object Oriented) and stick to the true semantic of python which is full OO. COO is typical of many static l

Re: [web2py] Re: An insult to web2py ?

2012-05-05 Thread Khalil KHAMLICHI
I had to write because you talked about the built-in editor of web2py AND we have to be fair with this tool that is basicaly my only tool when it comes to maintaining a server on a remote production site, I would say, on most deployments this editor is the only tool that we've got to be able to mai

Re: [web2py] Re: An insult to web2py ?

2012-05-05 Thread Tiago Almeida
Don't know why one does not use an oodbms. I've never used one. Are there any serious alternatives to current rdbms? Regarding the editor and editing in production. I was expecting that argument and think that shouldn't be done unless its some extreme emergency. One should not put code in producti

Re: [web2py] Re: An insult to web2py ?

2012-05-05 Thread Michele Comitini
2012/5/5 Tiago Almeida : > Don't know why one does not use an oodbms. I've never used one. Are there > any serious alternatives to current rdbms? > Two of them are quite good albeit complex. http://www.db4o.com/?src=ODBMS-sidebar http://www.eyedb.org/ But there is a problem with those they impleme

Re: [web2py] Re: An insult to web2py ?

2012-05-05 Thread Khalil KHAMLICHI
I must agree to good practices but that does not mean I cannot deploy tested code using the built-in editor. On Sat, May 5, 2012 at 8:49 PM, Tiago Almeida wrote: > Don't know why one does not use an oodbms. I've never used one. Are there > any serious alternatives to current rdbms? > > Regarding

Re: [web2py] Re: An insult to web2py ?

2012-05-05 Thread Massimo Di Pierro
I think we all agree that the built in editor if definitively useful. It does not substitute a normal editor for production quality development, but there are many occasions when it is useful: quick and dirty fixes, editing code when there is no ssh access, editing configuration options, etc. A

Re: [web2py] Re: An insult to web2py ?

2012-05-05 Thread Tiago Almeida
That would be a cool feature..1 click deployment of code pulled from a repository. Regards On May 5, 2012 11:19 PM, "Massimo Di Pierro" wrote: > I think we all agree that the built in editor if definitively useful. It > does not substitute a normal editor for production quality development, but

Re: [web2py] Re: An insult to web2py ?

2012-05-06 Thread Anthony
> > Regarding the editor and editing in production. I was expecting that > argument and think that shouldn't be done unless its some extreme > emergency. > OK, so let's say it's there for extreme emergencies. Also, maybe you need to make a quick fix on your "staging" server. There are other ti

Re: [web2py] Re: An insult to web2py ?

2012-05-06 Thread Anthony
> > The dal exposes more details therefore allows you to do more. However, by > exposing all these details, you get a tool that is harder to use (in the > sense that you have to repeat yourself) for all the other scenarios where > you don't need such details. > But what are examples where you