My blog replacement is coming along—about 3800 lines so far. The database layer has been stable for the last two weeks, and I have all my current MT blog entries imported. I’m currently working on the web layer.
Real-life has temporarily got the better of this project. I was hoping to switch from my current ISP to a python server at the end of this month, but the switch will now have to wait until the next month.
Technology wise, sqlite works just fine, and I think I’m over the hump with Twisted and its Deferreds. To reduce the learning curve, I decided to leave Woven, Nevow and other templating systems alone for the time being, which means I’m well on my way to producing my own bastard child of Struts.
The two hours a day on the train is working out well. I can get a lot done in an hour with Python, and I’m finding it easy to pick up where I left off too.
I have lots more to write about the design, when I have a live system.