On Wed, 25 Jul 2001, Tommy Johnson wrote:
I like Zope because it's object oriented. Simply put, it's easier to design a site, because you have a framework on which to build. I didn't have that with ASP. But, on the other hand, with ColdFusion, you could follow the Fusebox standard - which would provide you with a framework on which to build. Fusebox is good, but only if you stick to the standard (and we all know about developers sticking to the standard!) However, Fusebox isn't completely object oriented; I have to hand it to them - it tried hard, but is in no way a match for the power of Zope.
Some light standardization can be a Very Good Thing, though. Consider: due to the CMF, in 6 months, most new Zope sites will use properties "description", "subject", "expiration_date", and so on for objects, and ProductDesigners can build products that rely on this. At our Center, objects have properties like "nickname" (how it appears in the breadcrumb list), "expiration_date" (when it is flagged as expired), and others. I think it would be a very positive thing if ZC, or someone else, recommended some general standards for new sites. One wouldn't have to follow them, but it one be to your benefit in many cases. -- Joel Burton <jburton@scw.org> Director of Information Systems, Support Center of Washington