Kevin Dangoor writes:
----- Original Message ----- From: "Jason Spisak" <444@hiretechs.com> To: "Phillip J. Eby" <pje@telecommunity.com> Cc: <zope-dev@zope.org> Sent: Thursday, May 04, 2000 3:46 PM Subject: Re: [Zope-dev] Warning! TransparentFolders and ZClasses
This is a production systems that is in *heavy* use. I don't feel comfortable with the fact that the RIPP will probably change quite a bit and break a few things. Also, it's all ZClass based. I am really in a bind as to using ZClasses for web access to development, or Python Products for mutability.
I'm very much a fan of ZClasses (as I think I've said before around here :)
The biggest trouble I see with them is that the most "supported" method of changing the base classes of a ZClass seems to be to create a Python base class for each ZClass. While this is certainly doable, it's also somewhat annoying to have this non-web-based dependency for a product that is otherwise completely thru-the-web.
Does anyone know what exactly the potential issue is with the hold-on-to-the-seat-of-your-pants method of base class changing? I know lots of people have done it without trouble... but, I bet a lot of people would prefer Zope had a more "supported" method of doing this through the web.
Kevin
Just a thought about the "through the web" portion of things. If you use Johnathan's LocalFS products, then you have complete access with permissions to the python files through the web interface. Just a small adjust ment would make those files editable throught a text box like you have to do now with ZClass development. All my best, Jason Spisak CIO HireTechs.com 6151 West Century Boulevard Suite 900 Los Angeles, CA 90045 P. 310.665.3444 F. 310.665.3544 Under US Code Title 47, Sec.227(b)(1)(C), Sec.227(a)(2)(B) This email address may not be added to any commercial mail list with out my permission. Violation of my privacy with advertising or SPAM will result in a suit for a MINIMUM of $500 damages/incident, $1500 for repeats.