[WebDNA] First-timer feedback

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2014


It keeps the original formatting.
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texte = --089e015382229951f804ffce6225 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I've begun teaching some php/CF/other-languages-savvy developers WebDNA and had them do a test project. I thought you'd find their feedback interesting. Obviously some things they just need to be shown how to do in WebDNA, but overall this is some good feedback. 1. No session support: We must use cookies and built-in db instead. 2. No JSON object (encode/decode) support 3. Some limitations in File Handling: No absolutely path support, only relative paths are supported. 4. Db Connections are limited. 5. Language syntax is limited, so it is hard to implement some algorithms. 6. Not easy to debug, lacks editor/debug support 7. Built-in db has poor performance (poor query language : NO group, sum... etc). 8. Array object is much more limited than Array objects in Python and PHP 9. Seems that it does not support object model, and its concepts are not similar to other common scripting languages. 10. Does not support WHILE loop 11. No reading of text files (or not yet found the way) 12. No support for CURL, so working with web services can be a problem. 13. There is some special handles with =E2=80=9C\ln=E2=80=9D character whil= e WebDNA works with HTML=E2=80=A6. ------------------------------------ Sent from phone -Dan Strong http://DanStrong.com --089e015382229951f804ffce6225 Content-Type: text/html; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

I've begun teaching some php/CF/other-languages-savvy de= velopers WebDNA and had them do a test project. I thought you'd find th= eir feedback interesting.

Obviously some things they just need to be shown how to do i= n WebDNA, but overall this is some good feedback.

1. No session support: We must use cookies and built-in db i= nstead.

2. No JSON object (encode/decode) support

3. Some limitations in File Handling: No absolutely path sup= port, only relative paths are supported.

4. Db Connections are limited.

5. Language syntax is limited, so it is hard to implement so= me algorithms.

6. Not easy to debug, lacks editor/debug support

7. Built-in db has poor performance (poor query language : N= O group, sum... etc).

8. Array object is much more limited than Array objects in P= ython and PHP

9. Seems that it does not support object model, and its conc= epts are not similar to other common scripting languages.

10. Does not support WHILE loop

11. No reading of text files (or not yet found the way)

12. No support for CURL, so working with web services can be= a problem.

13. There is some special handles with =E2=80=9C\ln=E2=80=9D= character while WebDNA works with HTML=E2=80=A6.<captured to avoid this= issues next times>

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Sent from phone

-Dan Strong
http://DanStrong.com

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  6. [WebDNA] First-timer feedback (Dan Strong 2014)
--089e015382229951f804ffce6225 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I've begun teaching some php/CF/other-languages-savvy developers WebDNA and had them do a test project. I thought you'd find their feedback interesting. Obviously some things they just need to be shown how to do in WebDNA, but overall this is some good feedback. 1. No session support: We must use cookies and built-in db instead. 2. No JSON object (encode/decode) support 3. Some limitations in File Handling: No absolutely path support, only relative paths are supported. 4. Db Connections are limited. 5. Language syntax is limited, so it is hard to implement some algorithms. 6. Not easy to debug, lacks editor/debug support 7. Built-in db has poor performance (poor query language : NO group, sum... etc). 8. Array object is much more limited than Array objects in Python and PHP 9. Seems that it does not support object model, and its concepts are not similar to other common scripting languages. 10. Does not support WHILE loop 11. No reading of text files (or not yet found the way) 12. No support for CURL, so working with web services can be a problem. 13. There is some special handles with =E2=80=9C\ln=E2=80=9D character whil= e WebDNA works with HTML=E2=80=A6. ------------------------------------ Sent from phone -Dan Strong http://DanStrong.com --089e015382229951f804ffce6225 Content-Type: text/html; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

I've begun teaching some php/CF/other-languages-savvy de= velopers WebDNA and had them do a test project. I thought you'd find th= eir feedback interesting.

Obviously some things they just need to be shown how to do i= n WebDNA, but overall this is some good feedback.

1. No session support: We must use cookies and built-in db i= nstead.

2. No JSON object (encode/decode) support

3. Some limitations in File Handling: No absolutely path sup= port, only relative paths are supported.

4. Db Connections are limited.

5. Language syntax is limited, so it is hard to implement so= me algorithms.

6. Not easy to debug, lacks editor/debug support

7. Built-in db has poor performance (poor query language : N= O group, sum... etc).

8. Array object is much more limited than Array objects in P= ython and PHP

9. Seems that it does not support object model, and its conc= epts are not similar to other common scripting languages.

10. Does not support WHILE loop

11. No reading of text files (or not yet found the way)

12. No support for CURL, so working with web services can be= a problem.

13. There is some special handles with =E2=80=9C\ln=E2=80=9D= character while WebDNA works with HTML=E2=80=A6.<captured to avoid this= issues next times>

------------------------------------
Sent from phone

-Dan Strong
http://DanStrong.com

--089e015382229951f804ffce6225-- Dan Strong

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