Re: [WebDNA] WebDNA 7
This WebDNA talk-list message is from 2011
It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 107581
interpreted = N
texte = > > The old file based shopping cart system is one of the > > most difficult parts of WebDNA to understand and deal > > with, even when you do not inherit it from someone > > else. > > Not that I don't encourage unique shopping carts!.. ;-) > But I couldn't disagree more. Then we disagree. What a surprise! > The commerce tags are one of the most valuable assets of > WebDNA. I don't know of another language that makes > creating a shopping cart system so easy. There are LOTS of free shopping cart systems out there that make this a very simple task. I am totally amazed that you don't have a clue about any of them. But regardless of your lack of knowledge in this area, I agree that CREATING generic carts in StoreBuilder may be easy, but customizing them within that framework is confusing and not at all a confidence builder to anyone with little or no experience in WebDNA. I just finished replacing the last of my client's old file- based shopping cart systems which was originally created by StoreBuilder and I couldn't be happier. > Also, whether *you* use it or not, Storebuilder was THE > most attractive aspect to WebDNA/WebCatalog in it's > height for most of the end users. The keyword here is "was". In this day and age it is little more than a pathetic relic of a bygone era that begs to be replaced with a modern system that does not use generic "hearer1-40" field names, does not have a conflict with the [date] tag, does not limit the type and number of characters in fields, uses real database files rather than cart/order files, and on and on. You can love it and I applaud you if you to, but I have never used it in any online store I have ever created, and I have always hated working on sites I have inherited that use it. Thankfully with the completion of the new system for my last client I will never have to deal with it again! To each his own! :) Sincerely, Kenneth Grome
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> > The old file based shopping cart system is one of the > > most difficult parts of WebDNA to understand and deal > > with, even when you do not inherit it from someone > > else. > > Not that I don't encourage unique shopping carts!.. ;-) > But I couldn't disagree more. Then we disagree. What a surprise! > The commerce tags are one of the most valuable assets of > WebDNA. I don't know of another language that makes > creating a shopping cart system so easy. There are LOTS of free shopping cart systems out there that make this a very simple task. I am totally amazed that you don't have a clue about any of them. But regardless of your lack of knowledge in this area, I agree that CREATING generic carts in StoreBuilder may be easy, but customizing them within that framework is confusing and not at all a confidence builder to anyone with little or no experience in WebDNA. I just finished replacing the last of my client's old file- based shopping cart systems which was originally created by StoreBuilder and I couldn't be happier. > Also, whether *you* use it or not, Storebuilder was THE > most attractive aspect to WebDNA/WebCatalog in it's > height for most of the end users. The keyword here is "was". In this day and age it is little more than a pathetic relic of a bygone era that begs to be replaced with a modern system that does not use generic "hearer1-40" field names, does not have a conflict with the
[date] tag, does not limit the type and number of characters in fields, uses real database files rather than cart/
order files, and on and on. You can love it and I applaud you if you to, but I have never used it in any online store I have ever created, and I have always hated working on sites I have inherited that use it. Thankfully with the completion of the new system for my last client I will never have to deal with it again! To each his own! :) Sincerely, Kenneth Grome
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