[erlang-questions] Web Framework dilemma

[Giovanni Giorgi]

Hi,
 first of all, thank to everyone for the prompt response (wow!).

About the project constraints: mostly study.
I have already done some small erlang stuff, so I'd like to understand
"how it is (easy) doing web programming in erlang?"
I have a strong web programming background (java struts, jquery stuff,
python django, some asp.net webforms, etc).

I do not like the Rails-way-of-life, because it is too automatic.
On the other end jakarta struts is too boring :)
I am trying nitrogen, it is very magic by the way, but it rocks a lot
for its own simple design.

I will also read the archivced thread suggested!
Thank you!


On Thu, May 26, 2011 1:12 pm, Jesper Louis Andersen wrote:
> On Thu, May 26, 2011 at 12:17, Giovanni Giorgi <jj@REDACTED> wrote:
>>
>> I'd like to try a web framework which follows the erlang-way-of-life,
>> which can teach me the erlang programming model.
>>
>> What do you suggest to me?
>>
>
> I'd say start by picking the project constraints first and then decide
> upon what framework/solution to use afterwards. Some frameworks are
> built upon a Model-View-Controller design whereas others are more like
> "Here, have an embedded web server. Now you are on your own". What
> suits you is up to the problem you have. Do you intend to use
> websockets? Do you intend to generate lots and lots of HTML5? Well
> there be Javascript in the frontend? What kind of data do you want to
> store?
>
> Some solutions can probably not satisfy all your wants and desires,
> which will limit the playing field.
>
> Personally, I would try to make the project focus on the Erlang part
> more than the Web part. The Erlang part is what you want to learn
> after all. This also suggests that using a "raw" webserver will teach
> you more about Erlang. Some frameworks lure you in with how easy they
> are, but then again, you are not really programming the language as
> much as the framework.
>
> --
> J.
>


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