On Thu, Apr 21, 2016 at 08:17:50PM +0530, Ratnadeep Debnath wrote: > Hi, > > On Thu, Apr 21, 2016 at 2:46 PM, Pierre-Yves Chibon <pingou@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > Good Morning Everyone, > > > > Our infrastructure is mostly a python store, meaning almost all our apps are > > written in python and most using wsgi. > > However in python we are using a number of framework: > > * flask for most > > * pyramid for some of the biggest (bodhi, FAS3) > > * Django (askbot, Hyperkitty) > > * TurboGears2 (fedora-packages) > > * aiohttp (python3, async app: mdapi) > > > > While this makes sometime things difficult, these are fairly standard framework > > and most of our developers are able to help on all. > > Although there are a number of pros for the above approach, I'd like > to highlight a few downsides too: > - UI and backend development are tightly coupled > - HTML responses from backend are not that reusable > - Not ready for multi platforms > > > However, as I see us starting to look at JS for some of our apps (fedora-hubs, > > wartaa...), I wonder if we could start the discussion early about the different > > framework and eventually see if we can unify around one. > > This would also allow those of us not familiar with any JS framework to look at > > the recommended one instead of picking one up semi-randomly. > > > > So has anyone experience with one or more JS framework? Do you have one that > > would you recommend? Why? > > After doing quite a lot of reading on ReactJS vs Angular2, and based > on instinct, I prefer React because: > - lean and thin, less react specific jargon, mostly javascript > - initially it might have a bit of more learning curve, but once you > get the hang of it, it becomes easier. Unlike Angular2, which is easy > to start, but the learning curve, gets steeper and steeper as you > progress > - React shows errors at compile time itself, rather than on runtime > like Angular2 > - React is lightweight and has a simple API. You don't need to read > react's source code to understand what's happening > > On the other hand: > - Angular2 is a richer framework, easy for new developers to get started with > - I love how nativescript allows you to write native apps for mobile > platforms using Angular2, allowing 80% code reuse > > You can find some useful reads at [1], [2]. > > [1]: https://www.airpair.com/angularjs/posts/angular-vs-react-the-tie-breaker > [2]: https://medium.freecodecamp.com/angular-2-versus-react-there-will-be-blood-66595faafd51#.5z805rq9p We should also give some thought to the framework(s) that: (1) have robust upstream communities themselves, with active development where appropriate, and (2) have massive uptake in the overall developer realm beyond just our current contributors; ...and balance that against perceived technical excellence, purity, etc. This way we can grow or maintain our ability to on-ramp new contributors to projects we work on. -- Paul W. Frields http://paul.frields.org/ gpg fingerprint: 3DA6 A0AC 6D58 FEC4 0233 5906 ACDB C937 BD11 3717 http://redhat.com/ - - - - http://pfrields.fedorapeople.org/ The open source story continues to grow: http://opensource.com _______________________________________________ infrastructure mailing list infrastructure@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://lists.fedoraproject.org/admin/lists/infrastructure@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
