Re: [WebDNA] WebDNA vs. php war ;-)
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It keeps the original formatting.
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texte = Is that 100% accurate (trying to head off the nitpickers...), i.e. is it valid without " 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...>>>>>>>> echo ($_SERVER['HTTP_USER_AGENT']);?>>>>>>>>> There are also various (unnecessary) lines of error checking code >>>> included in the PHP samples.>>>>>>>> The thing is WebNDA is simpler to code than PHP we don't have to >>>> 'cheat' to prove it.>>>>>>>> echo ($_SERVER['HTTP_USER_AGENT']);?> 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
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Is that 100% accurate (trying to head off the nitpickers...), i.e. is it valid without " 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...>>>>>>>> echo ($_SERVER['HTTP_USER_AGENT']);?>>>>>>>>> There are also various (unnecessary) lines of error checking code >>>> included in the PHP samples.>>>>>>>> The thing is WebNDA is simpler to code than PHP we don't have to >>>> 'cheat' to prove it.>>>>>>>> echo ($_SERVER['HTTP_USER_AGENT']);?> 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>>>>>> ---------------------------------------------------------> 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
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