Rewriting Reddit (2005)

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Post by amalantony06 » Mon, Oct 27, 2014, 4:08 PM UTC

Rewriting Reddit (2005)
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Re: Rewriting Reddit (2005)

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Post by linuxydave » Mon, Oct 27, 2014, 5:16 PM UTC

Whatever happened to that Lisp clone?

Re: Rewriting Reddit (2005)

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Post by geerlingguy » Mon, Oct 27, 2014, 5:17 PM UTC

Just wondering (as someone who only uses/touches Python indirectly, through some projects that use it, but is not currently a 'Python developer' by any means); was this posted in response to some recent drama in the Django community, or as an argument against Lisp?

I'm just wondering why it seems this story is quickly getting upvoted on the front page of HN, when it seems there are no other frontpage stories remotely related to Django, Reddit, or Lisp?

Re: Rewriting Reddit (2005)

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Post by mikepurvis » Mon, Oct 27, 2014, 5:18 PM UTC

Note that reddit has rewritten at least once since the web.py rewrite. cf. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=51078

I recall reading a more scathing post from spez at one point about frustrations with web.py, but I don't seem to see it now. It may have been removed. In any case, Flask seems to be the inheritor of the "write webapps in Python" description.

Re: Rewriting Reddit (2005)

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Post by mox1 » Mon, Oct 27, 2014, 5:24 PM UTC

web.py is still my go to for lightweight webapps. I won't start a big discourse on the pros and cons vs. other technologies, but I will say it is incredibly easy to setup and use.

The current github page is here: https://github.com/webpy/webpy

If you are looking to get up and running quickly, I would recommend forking this skeleton: https://github.com/jzellman/webpy-skeleton

Finally, the built in database framework is a bit simplistic. I like to pair this with Peewee (included in the webpy-skeleton).

Re: Rewriting Reddit (2005)

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Post by rrradical » Mon, Oct 27, 2014, 5:28 PM UTC

geerlingguy wrote: post #3

Just wondering (as someone who only uses/touches Python indirectly, through some projects that use it, but is not currently a 'Python developer' by any means); was this posted in response to some recent drama in the Django community, or as an argument against Lisp? I'm just wondering why it seems this story is quickly getting upvoted on the front page of HN, when it seems there are no other frontpage stories remotely…

I upvoted just because it's a neat, historical document that I missed the first time around. I have no particular stake in Lisp or Python.

Re: Rewriting Reddit (2005)

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Post by mineshaftgap » Mon, Oct 27, 2014, 5:29 PM UTC

linuxydave wrote: post #2

Whatever happened to that Lisp clone?

It must be around here somewhere.

Re: Rewriting Reddit (2005)

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Post by valarauca1 » Mon, Oct 27, 2014, 5:32 PM UTC

linuxydave wrote: post #2

Whatever happened to that Lisp clone?

Likely consumed by meta-patterns, like every other project who's primary reason to exist is to be a LISP clone of something.

Re: Rewriting Reddit (2005)

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Post by thearn4 » Mon, Oct 27, 2014, 5:33 PM UTC

mikepurvis wrote: post #4

Note that reddit has rewritten at least once since the web.py rewrite. cf. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=51078 I recall reading a more scathing post from spez at one point about frustrations with web.py, but I don't seem to see it now. It may have been removed. In any case, Flask seems to be the inheritor of the "write webapps in Python" description.

> In any case, Flask seems to be the inheritor of the "write webapps in Python" description.

Flask definitely fills that role for me. It's very simple to get up and going with it, and deploys easily.

Re: Rewriting Reddit (2005)

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Post by p4bl0 » Mon, Oct 27, 2014, 5:37 PM UTC

geerlingguy wrote: post #3

Just wondering (as someone who only uses/touches Python indirectly, through some projects that use it, but is not currently a 'Python developer' by any means); was this posted in response to some recent drama in the Django community, or as an argument against Lisp? I'm just wondering why it seems this story is quickly getting upvoted on the front page of HN, when it seems there are no other frontpage stories remotely…

> when it seems there are no other frontpage stories remotely related to Django, Reddit, or Lisp

That may be true about Django, but not the other two.

Reddit being a YC-backed company, it always has been a hot topic here on HN. Maybe less now than a few years back but the same HNers are still here.

And as for Lisp, it has always been a hot topic on HN too. Many people know HN via PG who they discovered for his Lisp writings. HN is itself written in a Lisp dialect. And Lisp related stories appear monthly on the frontpage, maybe weekly if we take all Scheme and Emacs related links into account. Just take a look at the search results for the past week with any Lisp related keyword.