[Zope] Commendation in order for EasySite

Jeffrey Franks jfranks@quik.com
Mon, 17 Mar 2003 09:06:38 -0600


Hi fellow Zopists,

I've been playing around with Zope for a while now and have been
road blocked on the actual use of ZPT's, Python scripts, etc. for
creating a well structured web site.

What I really needed was a simple example, which I did not find
until the EasySite announcement was made on the Zope.org web site.
If you are less experienced like me, yet would like to apply Zope
for a live web site, then I would recommend EasySite as a light
weight framework for using Zope.

     http://www.zope.org/Members/beno/HowTo/EasySite

I would like to say that my experience with EasySite has
been very positive. I've learned more about Zope and how
to use it more from EasySite than reading Zope Bible,
all the Zope manuals, etc.

My experience has been successful in my opinion because
of the following:

   * EasySite has been boiled down to just the essentials
     for good design, and easy comprehension

   * It is extensible without jacking with the foundation

   * It is easy to incorporate content from 3rd parties
     and other tools

   * It begs for the less experienced Zope developer to
     get their feet wet, think a lot, be involved in a
     very positive experience, and enjoy what they are
     doing.

Thank you for the opportunity to use EasySite. This is
a great asset to the Zope community in my opinion! I plan
on using it for some commercial websites.

-- 
Jeffrey L. Franks  (web)  http://www.motiftools.org
                    (e-mail) jfranks@quik.com