Recently I started working on a new project, and I decided to go with AppEngine to learn a bit about it (and because it looks great so far). Since I'm going in that direction, I decided to use a microframework to have the most control over the programming, so I went with Flask (this isn't specific to Flask, however).
After coding a bit, it feels like I'm always reinventing things that Django already has. I'm pretty sure that this is because I have years of development with Django under my belt, but the mere fact that I have to basically write my own framework is alarming.
I know that Django on GAE has a few problems (mainly that the ORM is not designed for it), but I hear that the django-nonrel people have done a good job porting it.
What are your experiences with microframeworks, on or off GAE? Has anyone used Django on GAE? Is it worth giving up on all the batteries that Django provides, and what do you gain?
After coding a bit, it feels like I'm always reinventing things that Django already has. I'm pretty sure that this is because I have years of development with Django under my belt, but the mere fact that I have to basically write my own framework is alarming.
I know that Django on GAE has a few problems (mainly that the ORM is not designed for it), but I hear that the django-nonrel people have done a good job porting it.
What are your experiences with microframeworks, on or off GAE? Has anyone used Django on GAE? Is it worth giving up on all the batteries that Django provides, and what do you gain?