Re: [WebDNA] [BULK] which of these tags exist in 7.0
This WebDNA talk-list message is from 2011
It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 106411
interpreted = N
texte = Have to agree with all you said. I wrote my original shopping cart system using the built in tags and cart files (but not Storebuilder) and refined it over the years, but I never liked the idea of the individual files. The last shopping cart I wrote -- admittedly a simpler one -- was built from normal tags without using any of the commerce tags. It was actually a lot easier since there weren't any vague gotchas (when you need the password parameter, what actually are the fields in the header, etc.) so I knew exactly what I was getting. Terry >I was under the impression that several of the gurus hanging out in >this forum had already created their own e-commerce platforms >without using the old WebCatalog code. > >I always felt many of the functions in the old WebCatalog system >were way over bloated and contrived. My feeling was that in an >effort for SMI to add millions of features the system became >impossible to easily manage. > >The system was great, but who ever actually use *all* of those >features without hacking them apart somehow? Not to mention all the >hidden features inside the code that SMI never finished. > >When Chris took over WSC and announced the depreciation of the >shopping cart contexts my company began to recreate the shopping >cart system from scratch. We didn't recreate all the features, only >what was needed for the retail business that we service. Honestly, >it only took us 4 weeks, maybe even less. No more than 160 man >hours. > >This gave us the chance to really examine what our customer needs >have been, to trim the fat off the system, and make it so much more >manageable. > >If WebDNA is your love, like it is mine, then this is the perfect >opportunity to whip up something that will be much better than the >WebCatalog features, and a heck of a lot more user friendly too. > >Matt > >On 3/25/2011 7:50 PM, Kenneth Grome wrote: >> >>>HAS ANYONE STARTED RECREATING THE >>>FUNCTIONS WITH HAND CODED VERSIONS >>>OF THE SAME ACTIONS? >>I seriously doubt it. This would be a very time consuming >>undertaking for an individual, and too costly for financially >>limited WSC. That's why my guess is that it's never going >>to happen. >> > >-- >Matthew A Perosi >Corporate Consultant >Mobile Marketing Expert >Senior Web Developer >SEO Analyst& Educator > >Psi Prime, Inc. >323 Union Blvd. >Totowa, NJ 07512 > >Service: 973.413.8211 >Training: 973.413.8214 >Fax: 973.413.8217 > >http://www.perosi.com > > >--------------------------------------------------------- >This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to >the mailing list
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Have to agree with all you said. I wrote my original shopping cart system using the built in tags and cart files (but not Storebuilder) and refined it over the years, but I never liked the idea of the individual files. The last shopping cart I wrote -- admittedly a simpler one -- was built from normal tags without using any of the commerce tags. It was actually a lot easier since there weren't any vague gotchas (when you need the password parameter, what actually are the fields in the header, etc.) so I knew exactly what I was getting. Terry >I was under the impression that several of the gurus hanging out in >this forum had already created their own e-commerce platforms >without using the old WebCatalog code. > >I always felt many of the functions in the old WebCatalog system >were way over bloated and contrived. My feeling was that in an >effort for SMI to add millions of features the system became >impossible to easily manage. > >The system was great, but who ever actually use *all* of those >features without hacking them apart somehow? Not to mention all the >hidden features inside the code that SMI never finished. > >When Chris took over WSC and announced the depreciation of the >shopping cart contexts my company began to recreate the shopping >cart system from scratch. We didn't recreate all the features, only >what was needed for the retail business that we service. Honestly, >it only took us 4 weeks, maybe even less. No more than 160 man >hours. > >This gave us the chance to really examine what our customer needs >have been, to trim the fat off the system, and make it so much more >manageable. > >If WebDNA is your love, like it is mine, then this is the perfect >opportunity to whip up something that will be much better than the >WebCatalog features, and a heck of a lot more user friendly too. > >Matt > >On 3/25/2011 7:50 PM, Kenneth Grome wrote: >> >>>HAS ANYONE STARTED RECREATING THE >>>FUNCTIONS WITH HAND CODED VERSIONS >>>OF THE SAME ACTIONS? >>I seriously doubt it. This would be a very time consuming >>undertaking for an individual, and too costly for financially >>limited WSC. That's why my guess is that it's never going >>to happen. >> > >-- >Matthew A Perosi >Corporate Consultant >Mobile Marketing Expert >Senior Web Developer >SEO Analyst& Educator > >Psi Prime, Inc. >323 Union Blvd. >Totowa, NJ 07512 > >Service: 973.413.8211 >Training: 973.413.8214 >Fax: 973.413.8217 > >http://www.perosi.com > > >--------------------------------------------------------- >This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to >the mailing list . >To unsubscribe, E-mail to: >archives: http://mail.webdna.us/list/talk@webdna.us >Bug Reporting: support@webdna.us -- Terry Wilson | terry@terryfic.com | http://terryfic.com http://WhosComing.com - a simplified, affordable online reservation system http://TightJacket.com -- stylish protection for your laptop -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Attitude is the only difference between ordeal and adventure.
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