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diff --git a/docs/narr/introduction.rst b/docs/narr/introduction.rst index 836f57c44..5943e97ae 100644 --- a/docs/narr/introduction.rst +++ b/docs/narr/introduction.rst @@ -95,6 +95,18 @@ during :mod:`repoze.bfg` application development. Instead, the :mod:`repoze.bfg` framework tends to "hide" most interaction with the CA behind special-purpose API functions. +Also unlike :term:`Zope` and unlike other "full-featured" frameworks +such as :term:`Django`, :mod:`repoze.bfg` makes no assumptions about +what persistence mechanisms you want to use to build an application. +Zope applications are typically reliant on :term:`ZODB`; +:mod:`repoze.bfg` allows you to build :term:`ZODB` applications, but +it has no reliance on the ZODB package. Likewise, :term:`Django` +tends to make the assumption that you're going to want to store your +application's data in a relational database. :mod:`repoze.bfg` makes +no such assumption; it allows you to use a relational database but +doesn't enourage or discourage an application developer about such a +decision. + Why? ---- |