From 7b3ec3f9167cba4ba340c0d587c48b2017d93879 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Gergely Polonkai Date: Wed, 2 Oct 2013 00:07:04 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] Added README.md --- README.md | 18 ++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 18 insertions(+) create mode 100644 README.md diff --git a/README.md b/README.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..0dc64da --- /dev/null +++ b/README.md @@ -0,0 +1,18 @@ +# gergely.polonkai.eu + +I have decided to rewrite my web site engine (http://gergely.polonkai.eu/ – currently in PHP with Symfony 2) in Python, using the [Django Framework](https://www.djangoproject.com/). + +## Nice. Why? + +See my [blog post](http://gergely.polonkai.eu/blog/2013/09/24/from-symfony-to-django-in-two-days.html) about it. However, the story is a bit more than this. + +* I am writing a C library using GLib and GObject +* for that, I have written some Python examples +* while testing “my” Python bindings, the Django Framework came into my mind, as I have already heard about it before while I was developing using Symfony 2 +* I took a look, then took a big breath +* I learned Python and Django in about 6 hours (no, I haven’t mastered either of them; just learned the basics) +* I’ve converted my old, heavyweight Symfony project (~250MB with the `vendors` folder) to Django (~60MB with all the required libraries) + +## I think you did this-or-that wrong + +As I said, I’m no Python expert, which means there may be stuff that is against best practice. If you point me out, I will be grateful!