Back when I was initially designing Atlarius, I toyed with the idea of using Django to create it. In fact, I went so far as to begin to describe the data models using Django’s system. I found, however, that a limitation in the way I could describe the models caused me an issue at the very start. I forget exactly what it was, but though I probably could have found a way around the problem it caused me to think “If I have already hit a problem, should I take the chance of encountering ones with no solutions later in the project?” So, I scrapped the idea and went with PHP.
However, recently I have found myself applying for a developer position involving Django. For this reason, I decided to take a closer look at Django. In a few easy steps, I created myself a simple blogging system allowing user comments (screenshots here and here). I was quite impressed by how easily the administration module and HTML forms were created with Django.
So, here I am, both impressed by Django and wanting to learn more about it. I am considering using Django to create a simple version of the Atlarius engine and see how difficult it is. On the other hand, that seems like such wasted effort. I’ll have to see if I can think of another useful project to create with Django. Or perhaps a worthwhile project to contribute to. Decisions, decisions.
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