Re: Data Constraints AND Application Constraints

From: FrankHamersley <FrankHamersleyZat_at_hotmail.com>
Date: Mon, 21 Mar 2005 10:52:44 GMT
Message-ID: <0Ix%d.5925$C7.2648@news-server.bigpond.net.au>

Kenneth Downs wrote:
> FrankHamersley wrote:
>

>>><even more snips>

>
> From experience I would say "watch out!" You can achieve very high levels
> of quality with generators, but when the outside code comes in you can
> never do that, it can become a big source of headaches.

Very much so a source...however I plan to mitigate by being the original coder and then wearing jackboots during QA of code from others.

>><snip>
>>In reality this is still with the jury...but in the event that the PHP
>>doesn't suite all user interaction requirements, I expect to use Java
>>for at least those portions...the only problem with dual interface
>>technologies is the aesthetic look and feel and perhaps cross training
>>for users who use both.
>>

>
> We found PHP was adequate for all tasks and much easier to deal with at all
> levels. AFAIK there is no task that Java can do that PHP cannot.
>
> Where Java is more rigorous about some things, we provide the same rigor in
> the code generator, Java cannot give us anything there. My own tastes run
> to a language like PHP, that lets me win or lose on the merits of my habits
> and code.

Still early days but your points are not missed.

Cheers, Frank. Received on Mon Mar 21 2005 - 04:52:44 CST