Sept. 9, 2005 » django on Jacob Kaplan-Moss » [Archived Version]
As I was going over some notes on our internal wiki, I ran across a list of rejected names for the framework that become Django: brazos superglue bodhisattva webbing boidae bohdi skoro consolidata piston physique silhouette valance anson The Python Web Framework (PWF) Tornado Publishing System Web Type Framework Pypeline super magic machine magic machine private dancer “the CMS” The Give-a-Damn machine boltdozer banister garbonzo Simon fizgig palmy cogent pith pithy pyth pythy festo…
Read MoreAug. 16, 2005 » django on Jacob Kaplan-Moss » [Archived Version]
Sam Newman just posted a comparison of Django and Rails which is extremely balanced and fair, and a very good read. I’ve obviously got a few bits of feedback, so here goes: Background As a framework Rails has been around for little over a year, whereas as a framework in its own right django has only been public for around two months. Actually, Django’s been in use internally for over two years, although we only got the buy-in from management to release it as open-source two months a…
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