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Sun Jun 29 18:38:48 2003 by LarryLansing

+ * As far as I am concerned, Cocoon is the only decent framework for creating 
web applications.  I've tried a little of everything: CGI (in C), server-side 
includes, Perl (assorted libraries), PHP, JSP+Servelets, and even a little ASP. 
 The result is often a mess and a maintenance nightmare.  Cocoon is worth the 
learning curve. -- [Larry Lansing]
+ 


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on Sun Jun 29 18:39:51 2003 by LarryLansing

- * There are three major ways of querying an SQL database (Actions, ESQL, and 
SQL Transforms), and at least four ways of dealing with forms 
(Actions+Logicsheets/Transforms, XMLForm, Woody, and Precept).  There is some 
overlap between these components.  Too many choices makes the learning curve 
steeper. -- June 2003 -- [Larry Lansing]
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+ * There are three major ways of querying an SQL database (Actions, ESQL, and 
SQL Transforms), and at least four ways of dealing with forms 
(Actions+Logicsheets/Transforms, XMLForm, Woody, and Precept).  There is some 
overlap between these components.  Too many choices make the learning curve 
steeper. -- June 2003 -- [Larry Lansing]


Page: http://wiki.cocoondev.org/Wiki.jsp?page=LarryLansing , version: 33 on Sun 
Jun 29 18:50:12 2003 by LarryLansing

- !!Form Validation
+ !!Form Validation Techniques
?                  +++++++++++

- * FormValidatorAction "simpler and older implementation of form validation 
using the FormValidatorAction" (similar to some of the database actions!)
+ * FormValidatorAction -- Fairly simple.  Requires little or no custom Java 
code.  Bad for complex multi-part forms.
- * XMLForm -- A powerful heavy-weight solution to form validation.  Requires 
extensive Java code to be written for each form.  Good for complicated 
multi-page form wizards, but overkill for simpler forms.  Results in a simple 
sitemap.
?                         ^^^^^^^^^^^  ^  ^^^ ^

+ * XMLForm -- A powerful (but complex) approach to form validation.  Requires 
extensive Java code to be written for each form.  Good for complicated 
multi-page form wizards, but overkill for simpler forms.  Results in a simple 
sitemap.
?                         ^^^  ^ ++ ^^^^^^^^ ^^^

- * Woody -- a new approach to form validation that does not seem to require 
Java code to be written.
+ * Woody Approach -- a new approach to form validation that does not seem to 
require Java code to be written.
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