Re: New to webobjects
Re: New to webobjects
- Subject: Re: New to webobjects
- From: mmalcolm crawford <email@hidden>
- Date: Tue, 8 Apr 2003 21:43:24 -0700
On Tuesday, April 8, 2003, at 03:26 PM, Scott Ellsworth wrote:
I would recommend against that unless you're absolutely sure that all
you will ever do is create CRUD apps. Although powerful technology,
D2W is only really fully comprehensible in the context of an
understanding of basic WO. I would suggest concentrating on the
fundamentals for a while before getting distracted by the rules >
engine.
I found it interesting that the Java Client docs recommend in no
uncertain terms starting all projects with D2J, while the Web
Applications docs recommend starting with an honest to God web
application, and using D2W only if your application calls for it.
I do not know the system well enough to have an informed opinion, but
we are pretty impressed with what D2W has delivered thus far. Given
that the app is a query - summary - detail app at heart, D2W is tailor
made for it.
Creating an application and learning WebObjects are entirely different
matters.
The original post asked, "Anyone got any ideas for good places to start
for newbies?" WebObjects "Classic" is a large framework to understand
just by itself. I would suggest that it is well nigh impossible to
understand, and customise, a DirectToWeb application without
understanding WebObjects first...
Is it true that you have a WO book coming out?
A lot of people seem to have been asking me this recently. <sigh>
To repost from another list:
This has, unfortunately, become a little frustrating. Although I
discussed the book with the publishers a long time ago, my situation
changed (got a new job, emigrated...) before I could start (or even
sign a contract...), and I introduced the publishers to someone else
who is supposed to be writing it. Unfortunately the publishers, or
Amazon at least, seem to have decided to list me as an author
nevertheless.
mmalc
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