Hey,
I probably should've elaborated a little bit more on this: I don't have
much experience (atleast in the context of web projects) with python or
node. I also don't think I will have time to learn something mostly new
(wrt to node atleast. I know javascript but I have done virtually no work
with node.). That is my reason for sticking to mainly PHP and Java.
Thanks,
Chris
On Tue, Jan 23, 2018 at 3:33 PM, Mike Nolan <me(a)michael-nolan.com> wrote:
Why not something python or node powered? Both of these languages
have a
large amount of fantastic and accessible web frameworks and great open
source communities.
On Tue, Jan 23, 2018 at 2:45 PM, Chris Bitler <crb2547(a)rit.edu> wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I've been trying to figure out what to use as the backend technology for
> my FOSS Projects project, since it is a website, specifically a site for
> college gaming clubs to run large LAN events. I've narrowed it down to the
> javaspark microwebserver library, spring-boot in java, or using symfony w/
> php. However, each of these has their own problems.
>
> My main problem with spring-boot is that I've never used it before..
> that's not to say part of this project can't be learning it, but I do have
> experience with the other two.
>
> Spark seems to have commits made to it every few weeks, but it has pull
> requests that been sitting there with no response for over half a year. The
> same could be said about the issues on the project, many have no response.
> This presents an issue with the community aspect.
>
> If I use java for the project, I could use JUnit as my community instead
> (unit testing tool that I would be using). The reason for using java is
> that it presents a lower barrier to entry for contributing to the project
> than PHP, and I have more experience with it than PHP.
>
> However, Symfony has a much more active community with many more
> resources for people to use in the community. My only issue is that PHP
> tends to be a higher barrier to people contributing to the project because
> not everyone knows or likes it.
>
> I'm not really sure what would be the best path to take here, and would
> love some opinions.
>
> Thanks,
> Christopher Bitler
>
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