Web Frameworks …
I am so glad that Guido van Rossum is asking:
Please Teach me Web Frameworks for Python! So I only need to follow the discussions and get all the insight I need, I hope. Ok, one question might still be open: Which JavaScript Framework shall I use?
Some of the web frameworks integrate basic AJAX libraries, but not really everything that is needed if you really want to dive in. And then the question will come up if the JS libs are compatible or if they can be made compatible. I had heard that prototype does override some standard prototypes, which bothers other libs. I will keep you updated once I have decided and why!
Kevin Dangoor said,
January 30, 2006 at 1:07 pm
MochiKit and Dojo are both well-designed libraries that don’t mess with Object.prototype. MochiKit is particularly attractive to Python programmers, because it includes a number of functions that you’re used to from Python. Also, the next version (1.3) will include a port of Script.aculo.us among a number of other great features, so MochiKit is pretty full-featured.
Dojo does many different things as well. The main gripe I have is that you have to use “fully qualified” names for everything. dojo.foo.bar() rather than just bar(), which would work for most cases. Otherwise, Dojo is a very solid choice as well.
matt harrison said,
January 30, 2006 at 7:32 pm
I asked this on my blog a few months back. You can check it out here:
http://panela.blog-city.com/ajax_explosion.htm
I actually have some interviews with some of the popular ajax toolkit authors in the comments.
I tend to agree with Kevin. If you want lightweight ajaxy stuff use Mochi, otherwise go with Dojo…
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April 4, 2006 at 7:03 pm
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