Hi,

Am Freitag, 20. Oktober 2006 15:50 schrieb Sells, Fred:
> I need to support a mixed bag of web apps.  some old-style html with forms,
> no js, css etc.  some new style ajax using dojo/json.  The more advanced
> frameworks like RoR or Django are just to much culture shock for my
> organization.

For me, too. I try to avoid javascript if I can.

> I had tried Quixote about 2 years ago and liked it, but never got the
> chance to use it in production.  Please forgive my lack of tact, but what I
> need to know is...
>
> Is Quixote a viable solution in the Ajax environment?

I don't know.

> Does Quixote work well with mod_python?
>
> Is mod_python itself a viable solution with Quixote, I've just started
> using it.  Am intimidated by alternatives that require installing and
> administering another server (SCGI?) when we have a VERY SMALL IT group.

Why not use plain and simple CGI? Modern servers start you application
in only some milliseconds. It is better to optimize later.

If need something to make loading the pages quicker, I would choose SCGI.
There was a thread about it some time ago (try to google for "SCGI LWN")

HTH,
 Thomas