In response to http://groups.google.com/group/cake-php/msg/838c013d48104b7e
I kinda felt like we were hijacking the thread, so here's my response to your message. So far we've only developed small applications for internal use. I have no problem sharing them, but I don't know if they'll hold much meaning for you since they will be outside of our context. If you want me to send a sample, just let me know. I'm also willing to share the changes I made to Drake -- just ask. You mentioned that you were considering integrating Smarty with Cake. I've seen some minor flames shoot up over using Smarty or just PHP, and I feel like I can talk as someone who's walked both sides of that fence. I've used Smarty for a long time in many projects, and finally abandoned it when I started using Cake. While I liked that way Smarty did a great job separating display logic from business logic (which was the biggest argument for using it), Cake does a great job at that by itself without a templating system. Additionally, I was always extending Smarty and I found myself spending an unacceptable amount of time forcing my template system to do the advanced things I wanted it to. In all honesty, PHP _is_ a templating system by itself... probably one of the best there is. Granted, the advanced programming features available in display logic tempts a programmer to put business logic there, but that's nothing a little discipline and adherence to Cake standards doesn't cure. I would never fault somebody for using something like Smarty -- it really is great (and nice if you're going to expose it to end users -- carefully), but I'd encourage people to use pure PHP, as its more powerful, faster, and in the end, seems to save (me) time vs Smarty when working on a project. -- Joshua Benner http://bennerweb.com --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Cake PHP" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cake-php?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
