Re: wish list
This WebDNA talk-list message is from 2002
It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 41560
interpreted = N
texte = I too was wondering why they left out the [case] function.-adam ----- Original Message ----- From: Kenneth Grome
To: WebCatalog Talk Sent: Sunday, July 14, 2002 11:14 PM Subject: Re: wish list > >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/ > ------------------------------------------------------------- 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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I too was wondering why they left out the [case] function.-adam ----- Original Message ----- From: Kenneth Grome To: WebCatalog Talk Sent: Sunday, July 14, 2002 11:14 PM Subject: Re: wish list > >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/ > ------------------------------------------------------------- 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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