Re: [WebDNA] WebDNA vs. php war ;-)
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texte = Paul Willis wrote: > At the risk of being chased off the list some commentators do have a point. > > A lot of the PHP example code is padded out unnecessarily. Why are the tags included on separate lines, why isn't there a similar at the top of each example? Not to mention that many setups work with short PHP tags > > You don't have to set a variable and then echo it, you can just print it straight out etc., for instance... > > $browser = $_SERVER['HTTP_USER_AGENT']; > print "$browser"; > ?> > > could be... > > > > There are also various (unnecessary) lines of error checking code included in the PHP samples. > > The thing is WebNDA is simpler to code than PHP we don't have to 'cheat' to prove it. > > is still longer and messier than [browsername] > > Paul I agree 100% Paul (though I love the general presentation of Dan's vid!). Comparisons have to be accurate else you lose "clout". Many of the examples being put out there, including many of them on webdna.us, could be presented much more accurately and WebDNA will still "win" the majority of them. You are right. Donovan -- Donovan Brooke Euca Design Center [Practical-Ethical-Efficient] www.euca.us egg.bz artglass-forum.com
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Paul Willis wrote: > At the risk of being chased off the list some commentators do have a point. > > A lot of the PHP example code is padded out unnecessarily. Why are the tags included on separate lines, why isn't there a similar at the top of each example? Not to mention that many setups work with short PHP tags > > You don't have to set a variable and then echo it, you can just print it straight out etc., for instance... > > $browser = $_SERVER['HTTP_USER_AGENT']; > print "$browser"; > ?> > > could be... > > > > There are also various (unnecessary) lines of error checking code included in the PHP samples. > > The thing is WebNDA is simpler to code than PHP we don't have to 'cheat' to prove it. > > is still longer and messier than
[browsername] > > Paul I agree 100% Paul (though I love the general presentation of Dan's vid!). Comparisons have to be accurate else you lose "clout". Many of the examples being put out there, including many of them on webdna.us, could be presented much more accurately and WebDNA will still "win" the majority of them. You are right. Donovan -- Donovan Brooke Euca Design Center [Practical-Ethical-Efficient] www.euca.us egg.bz artglass-forum.com
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