Re: (no waste of time) Re: [binarycloud-dev] Does it run on Win2K??? Ooops?

[Alex B. <en...@tu...>]

> Now I am writing modules already, (SILLY BOY) for
> BC/r2, facinated enough with the concept.  This
> means that I am putting PHP into the module, willing
> to suffer the potential nuisance of "rewriting" when
> managers are introduced.  And, as well, to suffer the
> nuisance of tweaking as r2 changes.
>
> Obviously, all my modules broke with the disposal
> of $SomeMod->Init(), as this functionality moved
> over into a constructor.  But, I don't mind.  I
> will tell you my experience in a day or two.  The
> point is, I don't think it is as bad as it may appear
> to you.

ok :)

> But, my friends, BC has been a good experience so far.
> I wrote a module over the last weekend that can browse
> any MySQL database.table, allowing ADD'ing, UPDATE'ing,
> DELET'ing, sorting datasets on any field via radio button,
> finding datasets in any field.  Now this impressed me,
> cause we are always having to build these "Control Panels"
> for customers to administer their (dynamic) site/shopping
> cart/news site/auction site/whatever.  NOW I ONLY HAVE
> TO ADD ONE FLIPPIN' LINE in the $bc_page array.  This
> is the promise of BC, for us.  If BC stopped developing
> right now, we would still use it (waal, probably, anyway)

coooooooool :)

> Alex has made some rather startling claims for these
> (I will still call them mythical) Managers.  I am a
> bit sceptical.  If they do what is claimed, heck,
> I will rewrite to adapt them.  But don't think that
> you are wasting your time writing modules right now.
> You will learn a lot.
> 
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<thanks>

well, as myth makes its way into reality (the code existed already and is
used in production elsewhere)...

you'll begin to see the light :)

</thanks>

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