My last post generated some interesting comments (both here and email) about why people think Zope 3 hasn't generated the buzz some other web framworks have. The responses broke down into two basic categories:
- Zope 2's legacy affects Zope 3
- It's too hard to get started with Zope 3
I'll agree with both of these. First, Zope 3 is a very different thing than Zope 2; some people either don't like Zope 2 and assume Zope 3 is similar, or love Zope 2, and don't like that Zope 3 is different. I think both of these points of view are a result of the fact/perception that Zope 3 is hard to get started with. The very cool
Five project has helped somewhat in building a bridge so heavy users of Zope 2 can migrate to Zope 3, but we still need to help people coming from another (or no) framework get started.
I'm going to see if I can write up a "quick start" to show people how to get started. Here's a minimal first cut:
quick_start.txt. I'm very interested in feedback.
