I probably wouldn't have had such a strong reaction if the comment hadn't started with "And based on the author's previous Django and ORM posts" as though the author is incapable of making technical decisions because he didn't like some aspect of Django previously.
Between that, and the regular stream of ridicule about Rails , Node or just about anything else not Python it just seriously rubs me the wrong way. I don't see anyone changing my opinion of that; nor am I asking them to.
I have seen (for virtually every type of interesting technology ever) two classes of people (at least):
1. People who've somewhat recently discovered it, and realized how powerful it is. Not really surprising to see that people in this category would argue their tech of choice over next to anything out there; both because they're enamoured with what they've discovered, and also because it helps validate their choice.
2. People who've gotten past stage 1 and realized that everything has limitations. These people are far more pragmatic and will tend to seek the best tool for the job. Sometimes what they say may appear to be acerbic, often this is because it attempts to express the "there is no magic bullet"-conclusion that they've reached.
Can guarantee you that Jesse does not fall into group 1.
Also, I think in the above if you substitute "tech" for "community" the same will hold true.
Ultimately these are all just tools in the toolbox and people in group 2 acknowledge this irrespective language/framework/community.
Between that, and the regular stream of ridicule about Rails , Node or just about anything else not Python it just seriously rubs me the wrong way. I don't see anyone changing my opinion of that; nor am I asking them to.