[lug] Is Zope ready for prime time?

[Rob Nagler]

Steve Sullivan writes:
> 1. Tomcat, Java, JSP: tried and true, reliable, secure.
>    But slow development time.

Make that very, very slow. :-(

> 2. Zope, Python: Very fast development time, but is it reliable?

I haven't seen Zope used for application development.  Most people
seem it as a portal/content management framework, I think.
Application frameworks support the creation of business logic better
than Zope.  (Not that many do a very good job at this either imiho,
but at least they try. :-)

Before picking a framework, you may want to check out:

http://www.frameworks-boulder.org/

[Shameless plug] The next Frameworks-Boulder meeting is on Thu, and
Tom Vilot (vilot.com) will presenting bOP: the bivio OLTP Platform.

A number of government and commercial applications are built on bOP.
We're continually extending it and trying to make it easier to use.
However, bOP is a framework that you need to sink your teeth into, not
nibble at.  It comes with a complete example (petshop.bivio.biz), and
its developers are local. :-)

Rob