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> Used the Pylons (Django was too slow), a Python based framework, from the start This isn't quite right. It was web.py at the beginning. They have started usi

> Used the Pylons (Django was too slow), a Python based framework, from the start This isn't quite right. It was web.py at the beginning. They have started using Pylons after Conde Nast acquisition.

showerst 13y ago
Originally it was actually written in LISP. =) http://blog.reddit.com/2005/12/on-lisp.html http://blog.reddit.com/2005/12/on-lisp.html
jedberg 13y ago
Yes, I glossed over that part. We didn't use web.py very long.
- dmead 13y ago
  one time, rob malda commented back to me on something. if you could do that same, that'd be greeaaaat
  - jedberg 13y ago
    I think this kind of thing doesn't really fly on HN, but sure. :)
sologoub 13y ago
It's a very interesting assertion to make, but really ambiguous. Slow how? Is it slow to render the page, slow DB access, slow to build? It would also be interesting to know the versions and any backstory. My guess is that none of this info exists because it, like most things done in a rush/under pressure, was probably attempted, didn't work right away and then tossed.
ketralnis 13y ago
And even calling it Pylons is a bit of a stretch. It's an ancient version of Pylons, of which most of the innards have been replaced over time.