Hello Chad,
All that for a widdle checkbox... <sigh>
Looks like my name is on this thread too... oh wait, wait.. yep here it is
Dawesi.
> Andrew,
> 1. I'm all about learning best practice. This whole general open forum
> is cool like that. Next time, maybe they can word it better, like "I
> know you probably were aware of this Andrew, but Chad over there is a
> stoopid Yankee and needs all the help he can get."
> 2. Actually, I post questions here because I get answers tons faster
> than if I scoured the net or help doco like I should.
> 3. Finally, I am commenting here in case this thread does get catalogued
> as a classic, I want my name in here. ;)
> Chad
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> Scott
> Sent: Thursday, 24 February 2005 11:41 AM
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> Subject: [cfaussie] Re: _javascript_ Checkbox change
> Steve,
> The problem is that when someone posts to the list they are looking for
> a solution or help on their problem, if someone wants to later turn
> around and say that its best practice to do it this way and not that
> then that is great.
> But instead of comments made like:
> er yeah .all.Test.checked heh
> 'using .all is MS code, one should access the objects in a W3C manner by
> using document.getElementById("Test") '
> This is not saying it is best practice, that is having a dig at someone
> for not being able to do best practice due to other reasons. This is
> what has been driving me a little made when posting on this forum,
> because you get all the people chime in and its best to do it this way
> or update to this, but stop and think for a moment there are reasons for
> everything.
> And the reason here is that others will also be in the same position, so
> regardless of whether your comment or other peoples comments are marked
> as its good to tell others about best practices is a load of crap. There
> are websites and information that people can search for on best
> practices, this forum is designed for people to talk about solutions,
> problems and technologies to suit the environment they are working in.
> People post here to get a solution to a project that is maybe more
> ancient than the when best practice was created, and don't have the time
> to make the necessary changes. I have been a member of this list from
> the day it was created, and peoples attitude has not changed and we
> continue to see it on a weekly basis. Like I said the posts about
> coldfusion 5 was the same, they didn't have a choice and look at the
> response to that by people who couldn't upgrade and were stuck to use
> the technology and code that they had to use. This is the same and
> people out there have to wake up and realise that they might be able to
> always use best practice, or they might always be able to use the latest
> and greatest. But this is the real world and this is not practical in
> every situation, the point here is that before making a post stop and
> think about the situation this person is in, stop and think about what
> that person is actually asking.
> Whether it be best practice or a solution to older technology, then
> there is a reason for them to do it there way, and that is what best
> practice doesn't cater for. These posters want to know a solution to
> that problem, and don't need to here best practice or you should have
> done this or best to upgrade to fix that.
> Most of you have been here long enough to know that you could be
> developing under MX 7.0 today, and next month you will be developing
> under CF 5.0 and then you'll be the one in the position of dealing with
> other peoples code, and asking the simple thing of fixing something
> without wanting to here you should have done it this way.
> I have rambled on long enough and vented the frustration that others
> have been feeling for a long time, a lot of left this list because of
> these reasons.
> Regards
> Andrew Scott
> Technical Consultant
> NuSphere Pty Ltd
> Level 2/33 Bank Street
> South Melbourne, Victoria, 3205
> Phone: 03 9686 0485 - Fax: 03 9699 7976
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