Quote: One framework I have

pr0gr4mm3r — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 16:00:58 +0000

Quote: One framework I have heard great things about is Django, that may well be worth checking out.

It appears to be a Python framework. That's not a language I'm familiar with.

Quote: Ruby on Rails has a reputation of not scaling well at all, unless lots of hardware is thrown at it, alhtough it's possible to get around this. What really puts me off it is what I've heard from their community: rather arrogant unfortunately.

Yeah, agree with you there. The only successful site that I know that actually uses it is Basecamp.

Quote: Drupal is a framework (hey, you knew I'd work that in there somehow!) the content management system is a proof of concept for that framework. Perhaps it's not as easy as something like Ruby on Rails at whipping up a custom application, but it's a darn sight faster and has greater flexibility.

Drupal is on my list of scripts to learn. I just finished up a couple sites using Wordpress. It's actually pretty easy to expand that one beyond an ordinary blog.

Drupal is a framework (hey,

JeevesBond — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 05:42:56 +0000

Drupal is a framework (hey, you knew I'd work that in there somehow!) the content management system is a proof of concept for that framework. Perhaps it's not as easy as something like Ruby on Rails at whipping up a custom application, but it's a darn sight faster and has greater flexibility.

To be honest I haven't tried CakePHP and what not, aside from having a look through the documentation and a few videos. One framework I have heard great things about is Django, that may well be worth checking out.

Ruby on Rails has a reputation of not scaling well at all, unless lots of hardware is thrown at it, alhtough it's possible to get around this. What really puts me off it is what I've heard from their community: rather arrogant unfortunately.

Let's face it, no solution (well, except Drupal of course, after I complete my worlddomination.module bwuahahaha) is perfect for every task, unfortunately it seems the Rails guys seem to think that their software is the be-all-and-end-all. Just search the Interwebs for: 'ruby on rails community arrogance' to see what I mean, particularly the top item on Google. The bloke who wrote that blog post comes across as being really arrogant!