[dustinfarris]

Answered rattray's question.

I think Django is showing its age, but not in a bad way, in a mature way. I truly admire the way Django and its core team have matured. They have been role-models for me for years and still are.

Django's momentum is only getting greater. Mozilla has been dumping money into it recently, and important projects like Django REST Framework are getting funded as well. Django is level-headed and forward-facing. I can't emphasize the importance of those two characteristics enough. Look no further than projects like Andrew Godwin's django-channels for evidence. I think starting a new project in Django absolutely sets you up for success.

That being said, Phoenix is terrific so far. It's fast, fun, and the Erlang/OTP concurrency story is really exciting! I'm lucky to be at a place where I can take a few months to really explore it; and I'm loving it! I will choose Phoenix for my future projects, but not because Django is losing any steam.