[Zope] MIT CURL -- again

[Casey Duncan]

Philippe Jadin wrote:
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> >
> >
> >>At least let's hope we'll finally have one standard. (like html ? ;-) )
> >>
> >
> >Great... a standard where we can't fix the bugs on our own :)
> >
> After some ultra complex thinkings, I then came to the conclusions :
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> - trying to do complex gui in browsers is a waste of time
> - there are more than enough languages around
> - python is good
> - wxpython seems good too
> 
> -> the most viable solution is to use a cross plateform language with a
> cross plateform gui toolkit. My vote goes to wxpython and python.
> 
> Wasn't it "ultra complex" thinking ?
> 
> Philippe
> 

Comparing Python and Curl is largely like comparing Apples and Oranges.
Curl is like a designed version of DHTML, a markup language which
replaces HTML and at the same time a scripting language that replaces
JavaScript. Now granted, since the idea is to make is run client and
server-side, it certain overlaps other languages like Python or Java.
By, the *major* difference is that plain text is a valid curl "program"
or "document" (it certainly blurs the distinction), this makes it more
like DTML than like Python (except that is also runs client-side).

I find it interesting that they seem to be writing entire applications
using only Curl... I'm not sure that's the way I would approach it, but
is does seem like more of a general-purpose language than DTML is...

Another interesting thing is that Zope could conceivably server curl
right now (since it's just text), except it would only be executing on
the client-side (like DHTML).
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