Re: WebDNA vs PHP

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2003


It keeps the original formatting.
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texte = But if you use Quick Keys and Pagespinner, it is only 18 key strokes in WebDNA :) On Wednesday, December 10, 2003, at 10:01 AM, Marc Kaiwi wrote: > 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) { ?> >>

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>> > ... >> ... >> >> >> ----- 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/ > > Regards Stuart Tremain idfk web developments 114a/40 yeo street neutral bay 2089 australia t +612 9908 2134 f +612 9908 4837 ------------------------------------------------------------- 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/ Associated Messages, from the most recent to the oldest:

    
  1. Re: WebDNA vs PHP ( Alan White 2003)
  2. Re: WebDNA vs PHP ( Kenneth Grome 2003)
  3. Re: WebDNA vs PHP ( "Andrew Simpson" 2003)
  4. Re: WebDNA vs PHP ( "Rajeev Kumar" 2003)
  5. Re: WebDNA vs PHP ( Marc Kaiwi 2003)
  6. Re: WebDNA vs PHP ( "Rajeev Kumar" 2003)
  7. Re: WebDNA vs PHP ( "Andrew Simpson" 2003)
  8. Re: WebDNA vs PHP ( "Andrew Simpson" 2003)
  9. Re: WebDNA vs PHP ( Marc Kaiwi 2003)
  10. Re: WebDNA vs PHP ( "Rajeev Kumar" 2003)
  11. Re: WebDNA vs PHP ( Stuart Tremain 2003)
  12. Re: WebDNA vs PHP ( Marc Kaiwi 2003)
  13. Re: WebDNA vs PHP ( "Rajeev Kumar" 2003)
  14. Re: WebDNA vs PHP ( "Rajeev Kumar" 2003)
  15. Re: WebDNA vs PHP ( Marc Kaiwi 2003)
  16. Re: WebDNA vs PHP ( "Rajeev Kumar" 2003)
  17. WebDNA vs PHP ( Marc Kaiwi 2003)
But if you use Quick Keys and Pagespinner, it is only 18 key strokes in WebDNA :) On Wednesday, December 10, 2003, at 10:01 AM, Marc Kaiwi wrote: > 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) { ?> >>

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>> > ... >> ... >> >> >> ----- 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/ > > Regards Stuart Tremain idfk web developments 114a/40 yeo street neutral bay 2089 australia t +612 9908 2134 f +612 9908 4837 ------------------------------------------------------------- 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/ Stuart Tremain

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