Re: [WebDNA] WebDNA vs. php war ;-)
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texte = Provide me with these accurate comparisons and I'll do a 2nd "corrected" vid. Note: the original vid cannot be "replaced:" on youtube. -Dan Strong http://www.DanStrong.com On 2/19/2010 12:10 PM, Donovan Brooke wrote: > 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 > > > >
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Provide me with these accurate comparisons and I'll do a 2nd "corrected" vid. Note: the original vid cannot be "replaced:" on youtube. -Dan Strong http://www.DanStrong.com On 2/19/2010 12:10 PM, Donovan Brooke wrote: > 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 > > > >
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