i wonder if django has a community or an enterprise behind it for devlopement?
the same with rails.
thanks!
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These are both open-source projects. They both have large communities, but are not enterprise backed. I believe that Rails will have more backing as a framework while Django will have more backing because of Python.
If you're looking for Enterprise-y-ness, look at Java EE or the Microsoft stack. If you're looking for something to get a project off the ground quickly, RoR or Django are pretty nice.
Jack M.
2010-05-18 22:48:43
i never understood why i have to use java EE if i want "enterprise-y-ness". what can they give me that php/ruby/python cant?
never_had_a_name
2010-05-19 06:58:14
In my experience, enterprise software tends to be deployed in more than one setting. You might want to have a desktop application for your accounting software, but then use the same data in web-based reporting. Using a common language/framework for the Desktop, Web, embedded systems, etc, can allow you to reuse more code thus requiring less code. A web-focused framework like RoR or Django could be modified to work in the same sort of environment, but it would take a lot of development to modify a framework instead of using one for your specific needs.
Jack M.
2010-05-19 15:06:55
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I don't know about Django, but Ruby on Rails was first developed by David Heinemeier Hansson for the 37signals company. And the 37signals still sponsors the development of Ruby on Rails and pays the wages for four out of eight core developers. And the other ones also work for companies who have an interest in bringing RoR forward.
jigfox
2010-05-18 22:56:53