[Zope] zope canon?

Wed, 10 Apr 2002 22:32:15 -0700

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Is there any zope cannonical collection of whats useful/used in zope
development, and what is not?

I have a product I'm thiking of working on and I was looking at
Zpatterns and thought, "Hey this sounds neat". Then I Thought "This
doesn't look like its been updated in a few months, and the zope book
only briefly mentions it's existance, does this mean I should think
about using it, or that it's been enveloped by another project/product I
should use instead, or that It's useless and dead?"

Now I am suffering from i-bet-everyone-knows-the-answer-but-me-itis.
"Does the whole zope community either no this is a dead end or that it's
'like the ONLY' starting point for a project like mine".

Why should I re-invent the wheel when someone else has done the work for
me? But at the moment I can't seem to find a way to tell square wheels
from round ones.

I know there is not only one way to do something in zope, but there are
bad ways and better ways. Instead of asking specifically about Zpatterns
I'll ask about products in general, how (without simply knowing before
hand and working for d.c) do I know what is a good or bad starting place
for a project.

-Dan Narkiewicz

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<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Is there any zope cannonical collection of whats =
useful/used
in zope development, and what is not?</span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>&nbsp;</span></font></p>

I have a product I&#8217;m thiking of working on and =
I was
looking at Zpatterns and thought, &#8220;Hey this sounds neat&#8221;. =
Then I
Thought &#8220;This doesn&#8217;t look like its been updated in a few =
months,
and the zope book only briefly mentions it&#8217;s existance, does this =
mean I
should think about using it, or that it&#8217;s been enveloped by =
another
project/product I should use instead, or that It&#8217;s useless and
dead?&#8221;

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>&nbsp;</span></font></p>

Now I am suffering from
i-bet-everyone-knows-the-answer-but-me-itis. &#8220;Does the whole zope
community either no this is a dead end or that it&#8217;s &#8216;like =
the
ONLY&#8217; starting point for a project like =
mine&#8221;.

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>&nbsp;</span></font></p>

Why should I re-invent the wheel when someone else =
has done
the work for me? But at the moment I can&#8217;t seem to find a way to =
tell
square wheels from round ones.

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>&nbsp;</span></font></p>

I know there is not only one way to do something in =
zope,
but there are bad ways and better ways. Instead of asking specifically =
about
Zpatterns I&#8217;ll ask about products in general, how (without simply =
knowing
before hand and working for d.c) do I know what is a good or bad =
starting place
for a project.

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>&nbsp;</span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>-Dan Narkiewicz</span></font></p>

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