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There’s so much more than Rails

An Excellent Rails/Python/etc post by Ian Bicking: There's so much more than Rails

I think part of the RoR/Python/TurboGears/etc debate is commented on in one of the comments - Py* people see brainshare heading towards RoR - touted as the "one true toolchest" for new-fangled web development, and part of them fear the brain-drain.

I think another part is an "all or nothing" approach to things a lot of people in programming tend to take. Having spent a good deal of time around Java Zealots for the last 5 years, I know the pitfalls in that way of thought.

People, get with the program - for every job, there is a tool. Some tools are better suited for the Job at hand. It is better to know as many tools as you can instead of specializing in a single one, or using the wrong tool for the job.

You would not use a hammer to cut glass, and you would not hire a "hammer specialist" to perform wart removal.

Guido @ Google

I read this thread on: comp.lang.python

noting that Guido Van Rossum (Python Master) just started working at Google.

That's pretty cool.

TextMate Blog: Python Screencast

I've pimped textmate a few times, I use it and VIM on my mac for all of my python coding. But this: TextMate Blog : Python Screen cast made me realize how much I was underutilizing Textmate as an python editor.

But now I know, and knowing is half the battle, etc, etc.

Ahhh, MarsEdit

Gus Mueller (who took over MarsEdit development) just released a new version with more than a few improvements - not the least of which is supporting blogger title. Lately I had been writing entries in either the blogger web interface or VIM (and the c/p'ing it into place).

Let's give this a spin, shall we?