Re: [WebDNA] DNA suffix
This WebDNA talk-list message is from 2008
It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 100799
interpreted = N
texte = I tend to program using .html only. But I like the idea of the .dna, I'll jump on that band wagon for you.Funny note though, in 1997 I made a proposal to a customer to redesign their website. I started programming in 1994 and was keeping up with technologies at the time. The customer showed me his website, which was built in .tpl.... Until that moment I had never seen a .tpl page before. I'm not sure if WebDNA was the first to use .tpl, but it certainly was my first exposure to it... 6 months later I purchased my first WebCatalog v3 license.My feeling has always been that other people copied off the WebCatalog itea of template and .tpl files.Matthew A Perosi |Psi Prime, Inc. |http://www.psiprime.com |http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psi_Prime%2C_Inc |323 Union Blvd. |Totowa, NJ 07512 |P: 973.413.8210 |F: 973.413.8217 |Christophe Billiottet wrote:> The "Admin page" allows to choose whatever we want: .dna is one of the > available suffixes, and we can even add more suffixes if we want: this > is easy to do. It is just that most of us prefer .html or .tpl. Even > the Administration is built around .tpl...> The main idea behind this debate is to get your opinion about > orienting newcomers to .dna suffix, making .dna the "default" suffix > for WebDNA. Of course, manually adding more suffixes will remain for > power users.>> - chris>>> On Sep 17, 2008, at 8:24, Michael A. DeLorenzo wrote:>>> I believe it used to be that way Christophe. I have a bunch of old >> code with>> .dna files from the mid 90's.>>>> Michael>>>>>>>> -----Original Message----->> From: Christophe Billiottet [mailto:christophe.billiottet@webdna.us]>> Sent: Wednesday, September 17, 2008 7:13 AM>> To: talk@webdna.us>> Subject: [WebDNA] DNA suffix>>>> To launch a debate about small things that have some importance.... i>> noticed that us, WebDNA developers, were using either .tpl or .html as>> template suffixes.>> .tpl is also in use by anybody as generic suffix for "templating", not>> speaking about .html>>>> This means WebDNA pages are "hidden" in the crowd, as if there were a>> kind of shame showing we are using this great product.>>>> I wonder if we couldn't choose .dna (in my opinion the perfect>> matching suffix for WebDNA) from now on?>>>> For instance, it is extremely easy to identify an .asp or .php page,>> which serves to build assertions like "25 millions sites served with>> php, 2,800,000,000 php pages indexed by google". But for us... nothing.>>>> - chris>> --------------------------------------------------------->> This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to>> the mailing list
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I tend to program using .html only. But I like the idea of the .dna, I'll jump on that band wagon for you.Funny note though, in 1997 I made a proposal to a customer to redesign their website. I started programming in 1994 and was keeping up with technologies at the time. The customer showed me his website, which was built in .tpl.... Until that moment I had never seen a .tpl page before. I'm not sure if WebDNA was the first to use .tpl, but it certainly was my first exposure to it... 6 months later I purchased my first WebCatalog v3 license.My feeling has always been that other people copied off the WebCatalog itea of template and .tpl files.Matthew A Perosi |Psi Prime, Inc. |http://www.psiprime.com |http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psi_Prime%2C_Inc |323 Union Blvd. |Totowa, NJ 07512 |P: 973.413.8210 |F: 973.413.8217 |Christophe Billiottet wrote:> The "Admin page" allows to choose whatever we want: .dna is one of the > available suffixes, and we can even add more suffixes if we want: this > is easy to do. It is just that most of us prefer .html or .tpl. Even > the Administration is built around .tpl...> The main idea behind this debate is to get your opinion about > orienting newcomers to .dna suffix, making .dna the "default" suffix > for WebDNA. Of course, manually adding more suffixes will remain for > power users.>> - chris>>> On Sep 17, 2008, at 8:24, Michael A. DeLorenzo wrote:>>> I believe it used to be that way Christophe. I have a bunch of old >> code with>> .dna files from the mid 90's.>>>> Michael>>>>>>>> -----Original Message----->> From: Christophe Billiottet [mailto:christophe.billiottet@webdna.us]>> Sent: Wednesday, September 17, 2008 7:13 AM>> To: talk@webdna.us>> Subject: [WebDNA] DNA suffix>>>> To launch a debate about small things that have some importance.... i>> noticed that us, WebDNA developers, were using either .tpl or .html as>> template suffixes.>> .tpl is also in use by anybody as generic suffix for "templating", not>> speaking about .html>>>> This means WebDNA pages are "hidden" in the crowd, as if there were a>> kind of shame showing we are using this great product.>>>> I wonder if we couldn't choose .dna (in my opinion the perfect>> matching suffix for WebDNA) from now on?>>>> For instance, it is extremely easy to identify an .asp or .php page,>> which serves to build assertions like "25 millions sites served with>> php, 2,800,000,000 php pages indexed by google". But for us... nothing.>>>> - chris>> --------------------------------------------------------->> This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to>> the mailing list .>> To unsubscribe, E-mail to: >> archives: http://mail.webdna.us/list/talk@webdna.us>> old archives: http://dev.webdna.us/TalkListArchive/>>>>>> --------------------------------------------------------->> This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to>> the mailing list .>> To unsubscribe, E-mail to: >> archives: http://mail.webdna.us/list/talk@webdna.us>> old archives: http://dev.webdna.us/TalkListArchive/>> ---------------------------------------------------------> This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to> the mailing list .> To unsubscribe, E-mail to: > archives: http://mail.webdna.us/list/talk@webdna.us> old archives: http://dev.webdna.us/TalkListArchive/>>
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