Re: WebDNA vs PHP
This WebDNA talk-list message is from 2003
It keeps the original formatting.
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texte = i haven't used PHP in over a year, but im pretty sure you dont have to "echo". so hello becomes hello <---- 31 characters :) or something like that. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Marc Kaiwi"
To: "WebDNA Talk" Sent: Wednesday, December 10, 2003 10:01 AM Subject: Re: WebDNA vs PHP > Yes but it's either: > <---- 29 characters > or > hello <--- 34 characters > > ... and to keep this a little on the WebDNA topic here I'll compare. In > WebDNA I would use something like: > > [showif x=True] hello [name][/showif] <--- 34 characters > > hahahahha .... : c) > > On Tuesday, December 9, 2003, at 02:49 PM, Rajeev Kumar wrote: > > > You dont have to echo() or print(). you can just escape from the php > > portion > > of the code using ?> and > > > eg: > > .... > > ... > > if ($variable) { ?> > > html code here
> > > ... > > ... > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Marc Kaiwi" > > To: "WebDNA Talk" > > Sent: Wednesday, December 10, 2003 6:33 AM > > Subject: WebDNA vs PHP > > > > > >> Well I've been working with php/mysql for (only) about a week now ... > >> very cool! I'm excited about it. I'm converting a website I wrote > >> some > >> years ago in perl/DBM to php/mysql, the server hosting it doesn't > >> support WebDNA so that option is out unfortunately. > >> > >> Here's the one big advantage (IMHO) that WebDNA has over PHP : WebDNA > >> integrates better with html in that it allows you to use straight html > >> inside contexts without wrapping them in a print() or echo() > >> statements, this can be a real time saver. Other than that, php seems > >> to be just as quick to code and develop, it seems to be just a fast > >> and > >> full featured. PHP's big advantage may be that it's powerful, free and > >> integrates with MySQL so well. > >> > >> Just a few thoughts as I make my way through the dark. Looking for the > >> light switch which has got to be here somewhere, I know it. > >> > >> Signed: Marc Kaiwi > >> > >> > >> ------------------------------------------------------------- > >> 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://webdna.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://webdna.smithmicro.com/ > > > > > Signed: Marc Kaiwi > > > ------------------------------------------------------------- > 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://webdna.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://webdna.smithmicro.com/
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i haven't used PHP in over a year, but im pretty sure you dont have to "echo". so hello becomes hello <---- 31 characters :) or something like that. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Marc Kaiwi" To: "WebDNA Talk" Sent: Wednesday, December 10, 2003 10:01 AM Subject: Re: WebDNA vs PHP > Yes but it's either: > <---- 29 characters > or > hello <--- 34 characters > > ... and to keep this a little on the WebDNA topic here I'll compare. In > WebDNA I would use something like: > > [showif x=True] hello [name][/showif] <--- 34 characters > > hahahahha .... : c) > > On Tuesday, December 9, 2003, at 02:49 PM, Rajeev Kumar wrote: > > > You dont have to echo() or print(). you can just escape from the php > > portion > > of the code using ?> and > > > eg: > > .... > > ... > > if ($variable) { ?> > > html code here
> > > ... > > ... > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Marc Kaiwi" > > To: "WebDNA Talk" > > Sent: Wednesday, December 10, 2003 6:33 AM > > Subject: WebDNA vs PHP > > > > > >> Well I've been working with php/mysql for (only) about a week now ... > >> very cool! I'm excited about it. I'm converting a website I wrote > >> some > >> years ago in perl/DBM to php/mysql, the server hosting it doesn't > >> support WebDNA so that option is out unfortunately. > >> > >> Here's the one big advantage (IMHO) that WebDNA has over PHP : WebDNA > >> integrates better with html in that it allows you to use straight html > >> inside contexts without wrapping them in a print() or echo() > >> statements, this can be a real time saver. Other than that, php seems > >> to be just as quick to code and develop, it seems to be just a fast > >> and > >> full featured. PHP's big advantage may be that it's powerful, free and > >> integrates with MySQL so well. > >> > >> Just a few thoughts as I make my way through the dark. Looking for the > >> light switch which has got to be here somewhere, I know it. > >> > >> Signed: Marc Kaiwi > >> > >> > >> ------------------------------------------------------------- > >> 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://webdna.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://webdna.smithmicro.com/ > > > > > Signed: Marc Kaiwi > > > ------------------------------------------------------------- > 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://webdna.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://webdna.smithmicro.com/
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