Presented at FUDCon 2008, by Luke Macken

1. What is TurboGears?

   • Python "mega" web framework
   • Uses the best of breed modules for various layers of the stack
   • TurboGears
   • DecoratorTools
   • RuleDispatch
   • setuptools
   • PasteScript
   • simplejson
   • TurboKid
   • TurboCheetah
   • TurboJson
   • PyProtocols
   • PasteDeploy
   • Paste
   • kid
   • Cheetah
   • SQLObject
   • SQLAlchemy
   • Elixer
   • MVC paradigm
   • Choice of object relational mappers: SQLObject, SQLAlchemy, Elixer
   • Choice of template engines: Genshi, Kid, Cheetah
   • Formencode validators ensure you get the data you are expecting
   • Robust unit testing with nose

2. Trivial to dive in

   • $ tg-admin quickstart