This blog entry on picking web frameworks is quite interesting. It doesn't give a lot of detail, and it acknowledges this, but it does show the struggles someone goes through trying to pick the right framework for the job (and one that fits his mind). Wyatt Baldwin considered, among other frameworks, Zope, and had the following to say:
(11) Sat Apr 05 2008 15:57 No, you are smart enough for Zope:
I was having a hard time with the Pylons docs, and so I ended
screwing around with Grok (which actually looks fairly interesting)
and even took a look at the Zope 3 site. I’m sure Zope is really
awesome or whatever, but it might as well suck. Every time I look at
that site, I’m just like “WTF! This shit has been around for like
five years!” Anyway, I might just not be smart enough for Zope.
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