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> I want to build a rich webapp, which will be a platform for others to create content. If you have some experience with ASP.NET MVC, you'll find starting with

> I want to build a rich webapp, which will be a platform for others to create content. If you have some experience with ASP.NET MVC, you'll find starting with Rails easy enough. <flame> Unlike Django, you have an up do date free ebook to learn from and many others available for purchase (http://programmingzen.com/rails-books/ http://programmingzen.com/rails-books/). And don't forget extensive free guides (http://guides.rubyonrails.org/ http://guides.rubyonrails.org/). Ultimately both will get the job done. Rails just has a richer ecosystem and a larger, more active community.</flame>

hartror 16y ago
Rails certainly has a larger community than Django's, but I have found the signal to noise ratio is higher on the Rails communities as well. All that attention has come at a cost. There is also Python vs Ruby documentation and library support to consider, of which Python arguably wins, though Ruby is catching up. All that said both are a excellent option and IMO roughly equivalent.
- swaits 16y ago
  Higher signal:noise is good, right?
yummyfajitas 16y ago
"Unlike Django, you have an up do date free ebook..." http://www.djangobook.com/en/2.0/ http://www.djangobook.com/en/2.0/
- amirhhz 16y ago
  I'm a Django user myself and I used this book a few years back, but the current version is quite out-of-date. The official Django tutorial takes little time to work through and I highly recommend it as a taster: http://docs.djangoproject.com/en/1.3/intro/tutorial01/ http://docs.djangoproject.com/en/1.3/intro/tutorial01/
  - yummyfajitas 16y ago
    Thanks, I did not know the book was out of date. I also used it years back and have just used the regular documentation since then.
shabda 16y ago
http://www.revsys.com/officehours/2010/nov/05/ http://www.revsys.com/officehours/2010/nov/05/ See jacobian's comment here saying "I know of at least one publisher who's decided not to print any more Django books because they decided they can't compete with the docs". Django comprehensive docs were what convinced me to choose Django over RoR 3 years backs when I had to choose between RoR and Django first.

hartror 16y ago

Rails certainly has a larger community than Django's, but I have found the signal to noise ratio is higher on the Rails communities as well. All that attention has come at a cost. There is also Python vs Ruby documentation and library support to consider, of which Python arguably wins, though Ruby is catching up. All that said both are a excellent option and IMO roughly equivalent.

swaits 16y ago
Higher signal:noise is good, right?

yummyfajitas 16y ago

"Unlike Django, you have an up do date free ebook..." http://www.djangobook.com/en/2.0/ http://www.djangobook.com/en/2.0/

amirhhz 16y ago
I'm a Django user myself and I used this book a few years back, but the current version is quite out-of-date. The official Django tutorial takes little time to work through and I highly recommend it as a taster: http://docs.djangoproject.com/en/1.3/intro/tutorial01/ http://docs.djangoproject.com/en/1.3/intro/tutorial01/
- yummyfajitas 16y ago
  Thanks, I did not know the book was out of date. I also used it years back and have just used the regular documentation since then.

shabda 16y ago

http://www.revsys.com/officehours/2010/nov/05/ http://www.revsys.com/officehours/2010/nov/05/ See jacobian's comment here saying "I know of at least one publisher who's decided not to print any more Django books because they decided they can't compete with the docs". Django comprehensive docs were what convinced me to choose Django over RoR 3 years backs when I had to choose between RoR and Django first.