This is what I did (Django for one project -> moved to Rails) and second this. I think Django is a lot easier to get started with, but RoR is much more thought

This is what I did (Django for one project -> moved to Rails) and second this. I think Django is a lot easier to get started with, but RoR is much more thought out. OP should also read: http://www.scribd.com/doc/37113340/Why-Django-Sucks-and-How-we-Can-Fix-it http://www.scribd.com/doc/37113340/Why-Django-Sucks-and-How-... Which summarizes some of the problems I had with it. Getting components to work was always a custom job; a stark difference compared with the ease of getting Rails components to work.