As programming environments get more powerful programers get lazy

[Ruslan Zasukhin]

On 9/24/08 1:43 AM, "Lynn Fredricks" <lfredricks at proactive-intl.com> wrote:

>> william humphrey wrote:
>>> Nothing lacking in Valentina's API it is incredible. It is the lack of
>>> completed solutions for common tasks. So it's not libraries but more example
>>> code like you find for PHP or other more popular environments. The example
>>> code saves you from re-writing stuff someone much more skilled has already
>>> done.
>> 
>> Good to know.
>> 
>> Lynn, sounds like an opportunity to boost Valentina's
>> mindshare with a nifty example stack or two....
> 
> Absolutely. There are lots of examples, but they are more illustrative
> rather than functional stuff you can turn around.

Right, although William talk exactly about small-feature code examples,
which he will be able
    a) easy locate on site online
    b) easy copy paste into own code.
    
This sounds for me like need create online system which can be filled by
admins or subscribed editors by more and more examples, and users can do
searches like "create TEXT field" and see one or few examples with few lines
of code. 

> It has been a real debate
> how to approach examples, because we have followed the example path of
> trying to demonstrate API X use across all environments we support, rather
> than digging into what's best for each specific platform (and that varies
> widely between PHP and Rev, just as an example).
 
> We've been concentrating on the big technology additions, but Im hoping to
> get more examples done once we get V4, VS Pro beta and Valentina Reports out
> the door (real soon now).
 
> We really appreciate William's feedback - its allowed us to really polish
> Valentina for Revolution.

-- 
Best regards,

Ruslan Zasukhin
VP Engineering and New Technology
Paradigma Software, Inc

Valentina - Joining Worlds of Information
http://www.paradigmasoft.com

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