Re: wish list
This WebDNA talk-list message is from 2002
It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 41548
interpreted = N
texte = >Ah, the power of WebDNA: it's got both [If] and [ShowIf], so >everybody's happy! This was indeed a conscious decision to leave >the old [ShowIf] behavior unchanged, and add a new [If] behavior for >those people who are accustomed to real programming languages. That >way old stuff doesn't break, yet more sophisticated programmers can >use the new stuff in a more standard way.If we're going to talk about real programming languages, then why is the webdna language missing a [case] function? I use the [case] functions all the time in my desktop db programming, but it's still not available in webdna ...Why not???Or maybe a better questions is ... why was it never offered in the beginning when the if-then-else stuff was introduced?If you're going to add new features that supposedly make it easier, why not include everything a full set of features and functions instead of leaving out the ones that really make the most sense? Sincerely, Kenneth Grome--------------------------------------------------- WebDNA Professional Training and Development Center 175 J. Llorente Street +63 (32) 255-6921 Cebu City, Cebu 6000 kengrome@webdna.net Philippines http://www.webdna.net ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list
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>Ah, the power of WebDNA: it's got both [if] and [showif], so >everybody's happy! This was indeed a conscious decision to leave >the old [showif] behavior unchanged, and add a new [if] behavior for >those people who are accustomed to real programming languages. That >way old stuff doesn't break, yet more sophisticated programmers can >use the new stuff in a more standard way.If we're going to talk about real programming languages, then why is the webdna language missing a [case] function? I use the [case] functions all the time in my desktop db programming, but it's still not available in webdna ...Why not???Or maybe a better questions is ... why was it never offered in the beginning when the if-then-else stuff was introduced?If you're going to add new features that supposedly make it easier, why not include everything a full set of features and functions instead of leaving out the ones that really make the most sense? Sincerely, Kenneth Grome--------------------------------------------------- WebDNA Professional Training and Development Center 175 J. Llorente Street +63 (32) 255-6921 Cebu City, Cebu 6000 kengrome@webdna.net Philippines http://www.webdna.net ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 Web Archive of this list is at: http://search.smithmicro.com/
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