Django is hot
Whew! It's been a great 24 hours. The IBM Developer Works article made it to Digg, where it quickly rose to the Digg home page. 406 diggs and counting! (Whoop, make that 407...)
The article also made it to del.icio.us popular, a great indicator of what's hot.
Thanks to everybody for digging and bookmarking!
I can't help but share some choice quotes from the Digg page...
- DeadWisdom: "PHP is like grunting and hand signals to Django's eloquent prose."
- trutwin: "A great project - the only framework I've tried and actually used."
- infradead: "Django totally rocks, and I'm saying that as someone who hadn't programmed either Django or Python until about four weeks ago. I'm creating some new web-based apps for work, and also (I hope) about to pick up some freelance work based on pitching Django to the client. It's ridiculously easy to use, and suitable for non-hardcore programmers."
- glenn1you0: "Django is a frame work that gives you a head start on most apps for which you'd use it. If you have to run a race, django lets you start at the half-way point. Everything up to that point is just calisthenics."
Posted by Adrian Holovaty on June 7, 2006
Comments
FogleBird June 8, 2006 at 2:37 p.m.
I too am very impressed. I come from a mostly Java-based background but have been playing with Python lately. I was looking for the best web toolkit for Python and stumbled across Django. It was incredibly easy to pick up and I went from knowing nothing about it to implementing a simple yet extremely useful webapp for a client in the equivalent of one work day. I hope that I remain this impressed with it as I learn more about it. Also, keep up the good work on the documentation. That was key to my experience. Thanks guys!
Zinor June 9, 2006 at 5:28 a.m.
You may also be interested to know that Curse Gaming (http://www.curse-gaming.com/) will be relaunching under the Django framework.. as soon as we get around some of these corners :)
For those of you who aren't familiar, Curse is one of the most active World of Warcraft (and now covering more games) websites on the internet.
phil June 9, 2006 at 1:32 p.m.
I second FogleBird. Documentation is the key. And you guys are doing a good job. Being a slow learner, more is always better:)
Mike June 9, 2006 at 2:11 p.m.
Indeed. Docs are very important and is what sets this project apart from many others.
Perhaps a new complete tutorial would be nice? Based around a real world example, perhaps such as a complete blog app?
__SERF__ June 9, 2006 at 5:50 p.m.
EGawwd! please! no more blog apps! I'm up to my ears in blog apps.. how about something different? like a classifieds app .. RoR hype has really soured me from these blogs and wiki apps.
Django's docs are the key to its success. mark my words!
p.s. the Django blog source is availabe from the "Code" link.
CoolGoose June 10, 2006 at 12:30 a.m.
A simple webdirectory would be nice :P
Alex Bucur.
Roodie June 12, 2006 at 3:17 a.m.
I second the opinions - I picked up Django a few weeks ago and currently working on a small community portal. Works like a charm, actually it is FUN to develop with it!
Ps. Zinor, keep up the work, I visit CG every day :-)
infradead June 14, 2006 at 4:24 a.m.
The client was very happy with what I showed him, so I (and my web designer) got the work, and I'm starting on the site today. When the job's done (and with the client's permission) I'll post their name and website to the Django sites page.
Iain Duncan June 14, 2006 at 5:18 p.m.
Yes, the docs are key! Especially because in other respects python docs fall far below the competition.
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Brantley June 7, 2006 at 7:44 p.m.
Yeah, but I only got a +4! *grumble*