Re: CVS Files for databases
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texte = Well, I started this thread with my problem, so I want to put my 2 cents into the documentation thread.I have used WebCat now for about 3 years, and do some pretty complicated stuff - the State of Washington Election System among them.Even though I can do a lot from memory, I live in the manual (albeit, I sometime read what I want to see, not what is printed, like today).I agree with Peter that precise documentation is desired. I document a lot of projects, and I know how difficult it is even under the best of circumstances.Thanks again for the assistance, everybody. ======================================================================== Hewitt Consulting... Business Internet Solutions ======================================================================== http://www.hewittco.com Larry Hewitt larryh@hewittco.com Hewitt Consulting voice: 360.740.1090 Managing Partner cell: 360.269.2287 fax: 360.740.0998 ---------- >From: Peter Ostry
>To: (WebCatalog Talk) >Subject: Re: CVS Files for databases >Date: Wed, Mar 15, 2000, 4:31 PM >> on 16.03.2000 0:58, WebDNA Support at webdna-support@talk.smithmicro.com > wrote: > >> We're not lawyers here. I suppose if you wanted to make it more >> precise (which often makes it harder to understand), one could >> rewrite it to say >> >> Note: WebCatalog always saves databases in tab-delimited format, >> regardless of what they originally were. Any Delete, Append, or >> Replace action will cause a database to be written to disk, at such >> times when it is deemed to be necessary to write to disk, in >> tab-delimited format (except when using SQL, which has its own >> format). >> >> ....but let's keep it simple: whenever WebCatalog writes databases to >> disk, it writes them in tab-delimited format. > > > I disagree. > The long explanation *is* necessary and supposed to be in a good > documentation. A reference manual is not for beginners but an often used > tool even for the mature programmer. Each function should use its own single > page, with detailled description. A serious programmer awaits full > information about the behavior of the function, about parameters and their > usage, typical examples, some hints, links to related functions and valuable > background info. > Howgh. > > > Peter > > > ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > Ostry & Partner - Vienna/Austria - www.ostry.com > Fon ++43-1-877 74 54 Fax ++43-1-877 74 54-21 > ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------- > This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to > the mailing list . > To unsubscribe, E-mail to: > To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to ------------------------------------------------------------- This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list . To unsubscribe, E-mail to: To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to
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Well, I started this thread with my problem, so I want to put my 2 cents into the documentation thread.I have used WebCat now for about 3 years, and do some pretty complicated stuff - the State of Washington Election System among them.Even though I can do a lot from memory, I live in the manual (albeit, I sometime read what I want to see, not what is printed, like today).I agree with Peter that precise documentation is desired. I document a lot of projects, and I know how difficult it is even under the best of circumstances.Thanks again for the assistance, everybody. ======================================================================== Hewitt Consulting... Business Internet Solutions ======================================================================== http://www.hewittco.com Larry Hewitt larryh@hewittco.com Hewitt Consulting voice: 360.740.1090 Managing Partner cell: 360.269.2287 fax: 360.740.0998 ---------- >From: Peter Ostry >To: (WebCatalog Talk) >Subject: Re: CVS Files for databases >Date: Wed, Mar 15, 2000, 4:31 PM >> on 16.03.2000 0:58, WebDNA Support at webdna-support@talk.smithmicro.com > wrote: > >> We're not lawyers here. I suppose if you wanted to make it more >> precise (which often makes it harder to understand), one could >> rewrite it to say >> >> Note: WebCatalog always saves databases in tab-delimited format, >> regardless of what they originally were. Any Delete, Append, or >> Replace action will cause a database to be written to disk, at such >> times when it is deemed to be necessary to write to disk, in >> tab-delimited format (except when using SQL, which has its own >> format). >> >> ....but let's keep it simple: whenever WebCatalog writes databases to >> disk, it writes them in tab-delimited format. > > > I disagree. > The long explanation *is* necessary and supposed to be in a good > documentation. A reference manual is not for beginners but an often used > tool even for the mature programmer. Each function should use its own single > page, with detailled description. A serious programmer awaits full > information about the behavior of the function, about parameters and their > usage, typical examples, some hints, links to related functions and valuable > background info. > Howgh. > > > Peter > > > ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > Ostry & Partner - Vienna/Austria - www.ostry.com > Fon ++43-1-877 74 54 Fax ++43-1-877 74 54-21 > ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------- > This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to > the mailing list . > To unsubscribe, E-mail to: > To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to ------------------------------------------------------------- This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list . To unsubscribe, E-mail to: To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to
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