[thelist] What's a Programmer To Do?

[Raoul Snyman]

Hi Fred,

On Wednesday 01 April 2009 15:22:44 Fred Jones wrote:
> Anyway, I'm just wondering what people think--I *may* be ready for a
> change. :)

I've recently dumped PHP for Python. Python is just so much easier, faster, 
cleaner, and generally nicer than PHP, not to mention it's properly object 
orientated. I'm loving Python!

I taught myself Python by essentially diving in the deep end and writing a 
project management system in a Python MVC framework called Pylons. You've used 
CakePHP, so getting to know Pylons should be fairly easy for you.

So, if you're wanting to get back into "proper" programming, I strongly 
recommend you have a look at Python and Pylons.

Some Python links:
- Byte of Python Tutorial: www.byteofpython.info
- Think Python: http://www.greenteapress.com/thinkpython/thinkpython.html
- Pylons: http://pylonshq.com/
- SQLAlchemy: http://sqlalchemy.org/

-- 
Raoul Snyman, B.Tech IT (Software Engineering)
Saturn Laboratories
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