Django's not bad.. Rails is not too ugly, although it seems a lot of boilerplate, despite the coolness of knowing where everything is.
Been using node for a while, and to me its pretty clear that Node.js [with, say, espresso] is the dogs bollix, and basically wipes the floor with every other web framework in existence. disclaimer : I am an obviously opinionated develop...BUT I have spent a good many years writing things like CRM systems in Java.. and I can honestly say that what took me 25 pages in Java I have done in a page of Node.js/Javascript, and it runs faster, and is easier to read. I would say Node has the usefulness of perl/php/python with the performance of nginx with the xen clarity of lisp. While Im enjoying this rant... I find it a bit surreal to see so many PHP positions in Australia. We seem a bit risk averse.. but the whole idea of a startup is to stay small, get high leverage and grow fast - If your using Oracle instead of postgres/mysql your just doing it wrong. If your using PHP, your basically holding good people back. I just think any web startup would have a concrete advantage in both quality of people and quality of code if they went Node.js for new development ... There is a perception that PHP is more robust.. but thats complete shit, more a result of herd mentality psychology than the benefits of the language. My point, and I do have one :], is that maybe move ahead of the game a bit and instead of going from PHP to Rails.. just go the whole hog and do it in Node.js - youll attract the elite developers in one fell swoop. cheers, gord. On Mar 14, 11:10 pm, Zac Altman <basand...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hey all, > > I plan to use Django for my next project, but I fear Australia doesn't > have enough of a Django/Python scene. That is, if I were to take on > more developers, there would not be enough people with strong > experience out there to employ (or work with). > > I have seen this:http://djangopeople.net/au/and i think you should > read thishttp://blog.jupo.org/day/2010/09/28 > > What are your thoughts on this? Are there many Django developers > around? > > -- > Zac Altman > z...@basind.com > 0488 114 966 (AU) > (786) 619-1002 (US) -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Silicon Beach Australia mailing list. Guidelines on discussion: http://groups.google.com/group/silicon-beach-australia/msg/351e183e1303508d?hl=en%3Fhl%3Den No lurkers! It is expected that you introduce yourself. To post to this group, send email to silicon-beach-australia@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to silicon-beach-australia+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/silicon-beach-australia?hl=en?hl=en
