[Pydotorg-redesign] python.org - Time for a Technolgy Update?

[martin at martinthomas.net]

Quoting Jeff Rush <jeff at taupro.com>:

> Steve Holden wrote:
>> I am writing to this list, which appears to be largely dormant   
>> since "The Great Reorganization" over two years ago now, because I   
>> have mentioned the prospect of migrating some of the site's   
>> functionality to Django a couple of times on the pydotorg list and   
>> had no takers. So I wondered if anyone at all besides Fredrik Lund   
>> and me think it would be a good idea.

+1 for a good idea. +0 for Django.
I think different pieces will have different requirements that may not  
all be met by Django though using a single framework is probably  
better than using multiple frameworks.
Which parts of the site could benefit? Jobs, news, releases, maybe.

>>
>> I can understand that nobody might relish the task, but I would   
>> hope that it could be done incrementally in such as way that the   
>> transition would not need to be managed in the same "all or   
>> nothing" way that the last one was.
>
> If it were Zope 3 I would be interested in helping, but I'm not a
> Django developer, and I've developed the impression that Zope doesn't
> have a good perception with many pydotorg folk, unfortunately.
>
> In general, dynamic websites don't seem desirable by many on pydotorg,
> and although I've heard the arguments of non-endorsement (of a single
> framework), stability and complexity, (a) there are still things
> dynamic engines can do that static content cannot, and (b) it would
> strengthen Python's standing as a serious web development language if
> it were showcased with python.org, IMHO.

+1 for a Python showcase.

//M