Comments on: The future of custom-built small websites http://dowhatimean.net/2006/07/the-future-of-custom-built-small-websites Richard Cyganiak's Weblog Thu, 08 Jan 2009 13:43:49 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: phil jones http://dowhatimean.net/2006/07/the-future-of-custom-built-small-websites#comment-9011 phil jones Thu, 20 Jul 2006 23:58:05 +0000 http://dowhatimean.net/2006/07/the-future-of-custom-built-small-websites#comment-9011 <p>But imagine if it could be Ning for writing and hosting the PHP glue … ;-)</p> <p>Of course, personally, I’m totally with Maggi on the Python thing. Just downloaded TurboGears and seriously thinking of doing <em>something</em> with it.</p> But imagine if it could be Ning for writing and hosting the PHP glue … ;-)

Of course, personally, I’m totally with Maggi on the Python thing. Just downloaded TurboGears and seriously thinking of doing something with it.

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]]> By: Richard Cyganiak http://dowhatimean.net/2006/07/the-future-of-custom-built-small-websites#comment-8990 Richard Cyganiak Thu, 20 Jul 2006 12:41:46 +0000 http://dowhatimean.net/2006/07/the-future-of-custom-built-small-websites#comment-8990 <p>Yes, I think that PHP has already won as the language for the “main platform”. It is deeply entrenched in the “download some script and hack around until it does what I want” area of web development, it is easy to learn, there’s a huge developer base, and with a plugin architecture network effects kick in. It’s a bit sad, but Python and Ruby will stay niche solutions in this area.</p> <p>Many of the Web 2.0 apps driving this whole process are implemented in these languages though.</p> Yes, I think that PHP has already won as the language for the “main platform”. It is deeply entrenched in the “download some script and hack around until it does what I want” area of web development, it is easy to learn, there’s a huge developer base, and with a plugin architecture network effects kick in. It’s a bit sad, but Python and Ruby will stay niche solutions in this area.

Many of the Web 2.0 apps driving this whole process are implemented in these languages though.

]]> By: Maggi http://dowhatimean.net/2006/07/the-future-of-custom-built-small-websites#comment-8987 Maggi Thu, 20 Jul 2006 10:30:10 +0000 http://dowhatimean.net/2006/07/the-future-of-custom-built-small-websites#comment-8987 <p>A rather depressing thought, this means the whole Web 2.0 community will be stuck with PHP. Dang it. Where is the developer to stand and create a similar plugin-based CMS using Python? Ore maybe Ruby?</p> A rather depressing thought, this means the whole Web 2.0 community will be stuck with PHP. Dang it. Where is the developer to stand and create a similar plugin-based CMS using Python? Ore maybe Ruby?

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