[Zope] zope rant

News system cg@cdegroot.com
15 Apr 2001 13:15:01 +0200


Win GO <theoden@edsamail.com.ph> said:
>could anyone please comment regarding this link: 
>    http://www.amk.ca/python/writing/why-not-zope.html
>
>it's an article i read on why not to use zope. i just want to know if the author's rants are justified.
>
I disagree that it is a rant - AMK gave Zope fair consideration, he carefully
explains why it wasn't good for his purposes, and then even goes as far as
pointing out the sort of websites that it would be good for. If you call that
a rant, please point me to a piece you'd call a balanced critique.

Having said that, and being in the same situation, I must say I agree 100%
with every single point he makes. In fact, that's why I am currently looking
for a way to put business code in a separate server process and let the
Zope server talk XML-RPC to that. Zope at the moment is absolutely not suited
for complex web application development, and it is absolutely great to build
dynamic websites. 

Summary: Zope's a good tool, don't use it for the wrong job.