11 Nov
1999
11 Nov
'99
2:49 p.m.
Anthony Baxter wrote: [snip good discussion] [Paul Everitt:]
I'll say this about an ngDTML effort: good luck. The current quandry exists for a reason: there are a lot of tough design choices. That which is clear to the Python hacker is obtuse to the HTML newbie. That which is clear to the DTML developer is inefficient to the parser/renderer. That which is...
I don't know that a different DTML will solve the problem - if anything, I'd guess it would make it worse, since the temptation to throw every other feature in would be strong.
ngDTML would definitely need a Guido-like personality responsible in order to avoid just this. Regards, Martijn