“Zope is based on the programming language Python, but you don’t
need to write Python code to use it. You’ll do most of your
programming in Zope with the Document Template Markup Language
(DTML). DTML is similar to HTML, so it’s very easy to get started.
Zope is more than an object-based Web development tool — it is a
Web-based development environment that is itself written using
Zope. The only downside to this approach is that you have to edit
much of your code in a browser text box. Expecting someone to code
in a browser text box is considered a human-rights violation in
most civilized nations…”
“Zope attempts to be object-oriented programming (OOP) to the
max. If you wanted to open an online shoe store, you would probably
start by creating a shoe object based on the Zope ZClass. You would
define the object as catalog-aware, which means you can do things
like sort your shoe database.”
“This brings me to my biggest problem with Zope: its
unnecessarily high nerd factor in its approach to development. Zope
is all basic stuff, but it never seems basic when you use it, and
too often fails to automate simple tasks. It is as if Zope’s
designers got so caught up in making Zope object-oriented they
forgot that real people want to use it to be productive. As a
result, they seem to have deliberately made it a difficult
environment for anyone but professional programmers who are already
thoroughly familiar with OOP techniques and eager to get cracking
with code.”
Complete Story
LinuxMall.com: Zope is the Dope(Jun 14, 2000)
LinuxProgramming: Zope 2.1.6: An Alternative Application
Server(Jun 08, 2000)
LinuxMall.com: Enhydra Serves Anticipation(Jun 06, 2000)
European Unix Platform (EUP): Introduction to Zope(May 13,
2000)
Linux Programming: Enhydra 3.0: Bringinng XML and Java to Linux
Development(Apr 27, 2000)
InfoWorld: Enhydra broadens e-biz options(Apr 13, 2000)
LinuxWorld: The dope on Zope – New tool is powerful, but
nonintuitive and poorly documented(Mar 25, 2000)
Zope.org:
How-To: Gain Zope Enlightenment By Grokking Object
Orientation(Feb 08, 2000)
Byte.com:
A Zope Primer: The Calendar Tag as an example of Zope(Jan 24,
2000)
LinuxPlanet:
The Zope Application Server Revisited(Jan 07, 2000)
LinuxPlanet:
Zope: An Open-Source Application Server(Dec 08, 1999)
Linux
Journal: Zope-on-a-Rope(Dec 04, 1999)