Re: [WebDNA] Wishlist: ignore whitespace in database changes
This WebDNA talk-list message is from 2016
It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 112943
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texte = 530I personally believe this extra flexibility allows to deal with database =content the way we want, and allows to treat a single field either as a =date, a number or a text field, or even the tree types in a single page =of code.I think extra rigidity diminishes creativity, and what I like most in =WebDNA is that it behave like a "chameleon" language. It is so flexible =that you can do whatever you want with it, the way you want.I would be interested to read what others have to say about this =requested modification,- chris> On Aug 31, 2016, at 20:08, Brian Burton
wrote:>=20> Over the years I=E2=80=99ve been bending WebDNA to my will. I=E2=80=99ve= more or less successfully implemented the view and controller ideology =of an MVC framework in WebDNA, and am getting ever closer to doing the =work to get data models working in webDNA. It=E2=80=99s so frustrating =in 2016 to not be able to tag a field in a database as unique or numeric =and let the language deal with it for you when you interact with the =database. I recently wasted more time then I care to admit to making =[delete db=3Dsomedb&leIDdata=3D10000] work because i forgot to add =&IDtype=3Dnum to the code.---------------------------------------------------------This message is sent to you because you are subscribed tothe mailing list .To unsubscribe, E-mail to: archives: http://mail.webdna.us/list/talk@webdna.usBug Reporting: support@webdna.us.
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530I personally believe this extra flexibility allows to deal with database =content the way we want, and allows to treat a single field either as a =date, a number or a text field, or even the tree types in a single page =of code.I think extra rigidity diminishes creativity, and what I like most in =WebDNA is that it behave like a "chameleon" language. It is so flexible =that you can do whatever you want with it, the way you want.I would be interested to read what others have to say about this =requested modification,- chris> On Aug 31, 2016, at 20:08, Brian Burton wrote:>=20> Over the years I=E2=80=99ve been bending WebDNA to my will. I=E2=80=99ve= more or less successfully implemented the view and controller ideology =of an MVC framework in WebDNA, and am getting ever closer to doing the =work to get data models working in webDNA. It=E2=80=99s so frustrating =in 2016 to not be able to tag a field in a database as unique or numeric =and let the language deal with it for you when you interact with the =database. I recently wasted more time then I care to admit to making =[delete db=3Dsomedb&leIDdata=3D10000] work because i forgot to add =&IDtype=3Dnum to the code.---------------------------------------------------------This message is sent to you because you are subscribed tothe mailing list .To unsubscribe, E-mail to: archives: http://mail.webdna.us/list/talk@webdna.usBug Reporting: support@webdna.us.
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