Will Python and Django become the next hot languages for web developers? With Google’s recent App Engine announcement the spotlight is certainly shinning bright on this scripting language and web application framework.   The  Atomeo blog hast a great post to get you ready for Google Apps Engine by Learning Python and Django.

Derek Featherstone a WaSP committee member and and usability consultant with FurtherAhead in Ottawa, will be speaking at the next meeting of the Better Web Posse in Victoria. The event details are:

MONDAY, December 10 | 7:00 pm
The Sticky Wicket, Maple Room (map)

Derek is also one of the organizers of the Web Directions North conference that will be held in Vancouver this January 28th to February 2nd. WDN has a great lineup this year, and if you live in the Pacific Northwest, this will be the premier web design/development event of the year!

Panic - the authors of the most excellent Transmit FTP client - has just released  Coda - a one-window web development tool for Mac OS X.  Upon first glance, this tool looks perfect for my workflow when I develop small sites.  It includes a fantastic HTML/CSS editor, has integrated FTP (think Transmit), integrated terminal, and integrated reference books.

I have always found Dreamweaver to be a bit big for simple projects.  It’s quite nice for larger applications, but if I’m developing a smallish, static site, Coda looks very capable.  The only downside is the cost.  At an introductory fee of $79, it might be a bit pricy seeing as I already own Dreamweaver.  However, if you’ve yet to buy a good web workflow app, check this one out!

A colleague just asked me if I knew of a good CVS client for OSX. Being a Subversion user myself, and having never used CVS, I did not have a recommendation for her. So, I was wondering if anyone reading this would have any experience based recommendations? Please leave a comment. Thanks.

With all the focus on Flex and Apollo lately, it might be a good time to re-examine What is OpenLaszlo, and what’s it good for?. The article by Don Hopkins is almost a year old now, but gives a pretty good overview of the technology and looks at some of the products that use it.