[Zope3-dev] Number of languages in Zope 3

[Chris Withers]

Steve Alexander wrote:
> 
> Someone who wants to install Zope will need to know the simple 
> configuration language (ZConfig). And that is all.

What class of user will _only_ want to install Zope?

> Someone who wants to write their own product will need to know a 
> programming language (Python), perhaps a templating language (Page 
> Templates) and a complex configuration language (ZCML).

What are the benefits of needing to know three as opposed to two languages here?

> Someone who wants to write templates will need to know a templating 
> language (Page Templates or DTML or both).

Under what circumstances would they need to know more than just the templating 
language in order to produce such templates?

>  > Why do you consider that a desirable goal?
> 
> I need an answer to this question before I can make sense of what 
> problem needs to be addressed.

Simplicity is always better. Having to know extra languages definitely reduces 
simplicity!

> If you want to fully understand a project written in the ".NET" 
> framework, you may need to know all of these languages, plus the 
> configuration language that .NET uses.
> 
> http://msdn.microsoft.com/vstudio/partners/language/default.asp
> 
> How many languages do you count there?

A lot. Why are we aspiring to be .NET?

cheers,

Chris