Jonas August 7, 2006 at 3:01 p.m.

I just listened to the FLOSS episode. Very good interview. Yes, do download and listen. Good history of the Python language, why it is, and why it is the way it is, and where it's headed in 2008.

Vizcayno August 7, 2006 at 6:06 p.m.

I think Guido is right. When I discovered Django I payed attention to next things:
1) The nice and well conceived initial architecture with a simple, robust and flexible structure able to survive to new and continuous but "serious" tendencies.
2) The discipline and specific rules in developing the solution. It would be really, really nice if you write a book with title "How to really develop a good software and not die in the attempt" or to add a chapter in then book you are writing about Django.
3) Put in production only what serves.
4) Care and take control in the details.
5) Care in "good" standards to let Django an easy integration.
6) Non developer user and/or developer user oriented.
7) Use MISS methodology (Make It Simple Stupid).

When we see all this things, it is easy to love the product because it is intended to help people and is an example (as Python) of how to make the things simple and to think in a easy and practical but rational way and, the most important: "enjoying it".

CoolGoose August 8, 2006 at 9:35 a.m.

Yea that podcast simply rules.
Vizcayno i like KISS more = Keep It Simple Stupid :))

Ciao...
Alex Bucur.

Matt Boersma August 8, 2006 at 11:09 a.m.

Guide has good taste. It's the reason we like python so much--he made the "right" design decisions time and time again.

Whatever Guido feels "clicks" for him about Django does for me too. I just got my first Django-powered website up on webfaction.com, and I can't remember when I've had so much fun doing web coding.

Ondrej August 8, 2006 at 6:20 p.m.

I think it's important he finally pointed on one framework and said - this is what I like. Django hopefuly becomes something like Ruby on rails.

Andy Dustman August 8, 2006 at 7 p.m.

Compared to Ruby on Rails, Django is Python on Afterburners. (There's your new slogan, guys.)

n August 9, 2006 at 10:09 a.m.

well, he must have changed his mind since then ... http://www.artima.com/weblogs/viewpos...

Jason Huggins August 9, 2006 at 10:50 a.m.

Andy, regarding Python on Afterburners... I prefer calling it "Snakes on a Plane". :-)

poko August 9, 2006 at 11:39 a.m.

@n
it was posted on January 27, 2006

gimlet August 14, 2006 at 11 a.m.

When the interviewer tried to praise Python by saying, "It seems very orthogonal or something", I had to stop listening. Maybe I'll pick up again after that.

markc August 15, 2006 at 7:38 a.m.

GvR doesn't just make the remark quoted above. He goes on to sing the praises of Django at some length. As n implies, it must be the result of experience.

wow August 17, 2006 at 9:17 p.m.

It was interesting to hear Guido speak so eloquently given how hard his balls were being sucked. All in all, not a terrible interview, but be prepared for some major sycophancy.

tabo August 21, 2006 at 11:54 a.m.

I posted a transcript of the interview (at least the Django parts of it) in http://tabo.aurealsys.com/archives/20...

Manish August 22, 2006 at 6:08 a.m.

Thanks tabo for the transcript

David.D August 22, 2006 at 11:18 p.m.

Django is very good!

Circlefusion January 16, 2007 at 2:39 p.m.

interesting. In that transcript, it says that he hopes Django and Turbogears will converge. I wonder what that would look like, or how something like that could happen. I'm assuming that he is thinking that combining efforts would move things along more quickly and lead to more innovation. That is a hard sell in the open source world.

Circlefusion January 16, 2007 at 2:53 p.m.

Well, this was Kevin's (Turbogear's creator) response...
http://www.blueskyonmars.com/2006/08/...