django comparison

hi folks,
	I have a client wishing to go with Django as a content
management solution 
(safe web hosting) and would like to implement the server
with MySql.

	I am new to Django, but am familiar with python.  I am also
familiar with 
joomla (formerly mambo), and I would like someone to provide
a comparison / 
contrast between Django and joomla.... please, no hype, just
the facts.  I am 
interested in the strengths and weaknesses of each.

	Thanks folks,

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On 4/16/07, M Harris <harrismh777earthlink.net> wrote:
>         I am new to Django, but am familiar with
python.  I am also familiar with
> joomla (formerly mambo), and I would like someone to
provide a comparison /
> contrast between Django and joomla.... please, no hype,
just the facts.  I am
> interested in the strengths and weaknesses of each.

A CMS like Joomla is a house, pre-built. A framework like
Django is a
toolbox and some raw materials.

With the CMS, if you know you want a house, you're fine
because that's
what you get. And you can customize it a little bit: you can
repaint,
put down new floors, etc. If you're really ambitious you can
add on
whole new rooms.

But if you need a restaurant or an office building, well,
you're
stuck, because you've got a house and no way to turn it into
another
type of building.

With the framework, if you want a house you build a house.
If you want
a restaurant you build a restaurant. If you want an office
building
you build an office building. And since you have the tools
and raw
materials, you can go back and change things around later in
ways that
wouldn't be possible if you'd just gotten a pre-built
house.

Advantage of the CMS: pre-built, not as much work to do.
Disadvantage of the CMS: not nearly as flexible.

Advantage of the framework: nearly unlimited flexibility.
Disadvantage of the framework: more work, because you have
to build up
what you want.


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Perfect analogy there James 

On Apr 17, 2:09 am, "James Bennett"
<ubernost...gmail.com> wrote:
> On 4/16/07, M Harris <harrismh...earthlink.net> wrote:
>
> >         I am new to Django, but am familiar with
python.  I am also familiar with
> > joomla (formerly mambo), and I would like someone
to provide a comparison /
> > contrast between Django and joomla.... please, no
hype, just the facts.  I am
> > interested in the strengths and weaknesses of
each.
>
> A CMS like Joomla is a house, pre-built. A framework
like Django is a
> toolbox and some raw materials.
>
> With the CMS, if you know you want a house, you're fine
because that's
> what you get. And you can customize it a little bit:
you can repaint,
> put down new floors, etc. If you're really ambitious
you can add on
> whole new rooms.
>
> But if you need a restaurant or an office building,
well, you're
> stuck, because you've got a house and no way to turn it
into another
> type of building.
>
> With the framework, if you want a house you build a
house. If you want
> a restaurant you build a restaurant. If you want an
office building
> you build an office building. And since you have the
tools and raw
> materials, you can go back and change things around
later in ways that
> wouldn't be possible if you'd just gotten a pre-built
house.
>
> Advantage of the CMS: pre-built, not as much work to
do.
> Disadvantage of the CMS: not nearly as flexible.
>
> Advantage of the framework: nearly unlimited
flexibility.
> Disadvantage of the framework: more work, because you
have to build up
> what you want.
>
> --
> "Bureaucrat Conrad, you are technically correct --
the best kind of correct."


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On Monday 16 April 2007 11:09, James Bennett wrote:
> A CMS like Joomla is a house, pre-built. A framework
like Django is a
> toolbox and some raw materials.
	Thank you for your responses folks.  This is helpful.  Are
there packages of 
Django templates available... as in your analogy... a
restaurant template... 
an office building template... etc.  

	The other question I have for the community is this: 
Django ships with a 
"simple" web server.  Is this server designed for
Django development /testing 
only?  Can it be safely put on-line, or is it better to run
on Apache, etc.?

	Thanks folks.




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On Tuesday 17 April 2007 21:12, Jay Parlar wrote:
> The Django server can only handle one request at a
time, so "load"
> would be defined as two people trying to access the
site 
	Very good. Thanks guys.
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