Grok: un megaframework web ... per cavernicoli

Abstract

Grok is a "web application framework" for Python programmers loving agile development.

Grok offers a wide choice of integrated components (that's why "megaframework") that make possible to rapidly develop applications.

Main components in Grok include:

- frameworks for forms, auto-generated, with a good widget selection

- several template engines (Genshi, ZPT, ...)

- ORM integration (Storm, SQLAlchemy)

- pluggable autentication architecture (LDAP, RDBMS, OpenID, ...)

- powerful security engine: roles, groups, permissions on users/object

- REST, JSON, XMLRPC

- webdav

- i18n

- object versioning

- sending email

- workflows

- Lucene and Xapian integration

- caching

- integrated WSGI and paster

- component architecture

- buildout installation

During this talk I'd like to share with other web developers my recent experience with Grok, with a simple tutorial where mammoths and cavemen will run the show.

Between club hits, we'll set a goal to create, with the audience's partecipation, a comparison with other similar frameworks (Django, TurboGears and Pylons) and contemplate the possibility to create an Italian community.

Read more: http://grok.zope.org