Ask HN: What web framework(s) do you guys use?

Post by marram » Sat, Jan 24, 2009, 1:13 AM UTC

Post by tdavis » Sat, Jan 24, 2009, 1:24 AM UTC

zepolen wrote: post #60

tdavis wrote: post #53

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Sure, maybe if you've never done it before because it's a learning experience, but it's a patently horrible idea otherwise.

It isn't a horrible idea. Using a ready made framework all the time without regard if it's right for the job is a horrible idea. For some apps which have a certain level of complexity and require some extra flexibility, you end up wasting more time fighting the framework than getting the job done. It helps if you have a well defined standard in place, for python, that means WSGI. Coupled with good libraries, it's har…

Post by thorax » Sat, Jan 24, 2009, 1:48 AM UTC

rickharrison wrote: post #3

codeigniter and more recently kohana. I like codeigniter a lot because you have more control over things. Frameworks that get things done extremely fast are nice, but I like to have more control over things. And Kohana was modeled after codeigniter, but in completely PHP5, which is why I like it the most.

Post by antiismist » Sat, Jan 24, 2009, 1:56 AM UTC

vegashacker wrote: post #33

I use LeftParen ( http://leftparen.com ), a PLT Scheme web framework (that I happen to maintain).

Post by boucher » Sat, Jan 24, 2009, 2:00 AM UTC

tlrobinson wrote: post #41

Cappuccino. Because we created it. ;)