Re: [WebDNA] WebDNA vs. php war ;-)

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2010


It keeps the original formatting.
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texte = How about I start with one that I wrote a function to emulate WebDNA's capabilities... $location="index.php; header('location: http://'.$_SERVER['HTTP_HOST'].dirname($_SERVER['PHP_SELF']).'/'.$location); (Note: Can not be used after any other headers are written) versus [text show=f]location=index.dna[/text] [redirect [location]] (Note: Can be anywhere on the page) Dan Strong wrote: > 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 >> >> >> >> > --------------------------------------------------------- > 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/ > Bug Reporting: > http://forum.webdna.us/eucabb.html?page=topics&category=288 > > Associated Messages, from the most recent to the oldest:

    
  1. Re: [WebDNA] WebDNA vs. php war ;-) (Paul Willis 2010)
  2. Re: [WebDNA] WebDNA vs. php war ;-) (Dan Strong 2010)
  3. Re: [WebDNA] WebDNA vs. php war ;-) (Dan Strong 2010)
  4. Re: [WebDNA] WebDNA vs. php war ;-) (Paul Willis 2010)
  5. Re: [WebDNA] WebDNA vs. php war ;-) (Bob Minor 2010)
  6. Re: [WebDNA] WebDNA vs. php war ;-) (Donovan Brooke 2010)
  7. Re: [WebDNA] WebDNA vs. php war ;-) (Dan Strong 2010)
  8. Re: [WebDNA] WebDNA vs. php war ;-) (Donovan Brooke 2010)
  9. Re: [WebDNA] WebDNA vs. php war ;-) (Matthew Bohne 2010)
  10. Re: [WebDNA] WebDNA vs. php war ;-) (Donovan Brooke 2010)
  11. Re: [WebDNA] WebDNA vs. php war ;-) (Donovan Brooke 2010)
  12. Re: [WebDNA] WebDNA vs. php war ;-) (Matthew Bohne 2010)
  13. Re: [WebDNA] WebDNA vs. php war ;-) (Matthew Bohne 2010)
  14. Re: [WebDNA] WebDNA vs. php war ;-) (Dan Strong 2010)
  15. Re: [WebDNA] WebDNA vs. php war ;-) (Matthew Bohne 2010)
  16. Re: [WebDNA] WebDNA vs. php war ;-) (Dan Strong 2010)
  17. Re: [WebDNA] WebDNA vs. php war ;-) (Donovan Brooke 2010)
  18. Re: [WebDNA] WebDNA vs. php war ;-) (Matthew Bohne 2010)
  19. Re: [WebDNA] WebDNA vs. php war ;-) (Dan Strong 2010)
  20. Re: [WebDNA] WebDNA vs. php war ;-) (Paul Willis 2010)
  21. Re: [WebDNA] WebDNA vs. php war ;-) (Dan Strong 2010)
  22. Re: [WebDNA] WebDNA vs. php war ;-) (christophe.billiottet@webdna.us 2010)
  23. [WebDNA] WebDNA vs. php war ;-) (Dan Strong 2010)
How about I start with one that I wrote a function to emulate WebDNA's capabilities... $location="index.php; header('location: http://'.$_SERVER['HTTP_HOST'].dirname($_SERVER['PHP_SELF']).'/'.$location); (Note: Can not be used after any other headers are written) versus [text show=f]location=index.dna[/text] [redirect [location]] (Note: Can be anywhere on the page) Dan Strong wrote: > 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 >> >> >> >> > --------------------------------------------------------- > 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/ > Bug Reporting: > http://forum.webdna.us/eucabb.html?page=topics&category=288 > > Matthew Bohne

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