Thanks everyone. My base controller has now been modified to be GOOD. That's what I get for copying code and not taking the time to understand it completely.
Thank you, Roy On Jan 8, 2009, at 3:32 PM, Richard Boldway wrote: > I think some of this bantering about has been fun to watch. > > I know from my shallow memory, the first thing that comes to my mind > is that it is EVIL. > But then I have to think a bit deeper why it is evil. > Ahh. Exposure to unintended results. Not a good thing. > Anyways I enjoyed the discussion and the reminders of why it is evil. > > Thanks you all.... Rich > > Jim Freeze wrote: >> >> On Thu, Jan 8, 2009 at 10:17 AM, Michael D. Ivey <[email protected] >> > wrote: >> >>> On Jan 8, 2009, at 10:04 AM, Jim Freeze wrote: >>> >>>> I think specifically the problem here (and the real reason this >>>> should >>>> not be done) is that a crawler (using get requests) can actually >>>> delete an object. >>>> To me, this is the real danger and the real issue and the reason >>>> for >>>> avoiding this type of web coding. Not because "it's evil", or "it >>>> will >>>> make the web unhappy" or "Matt won't be my friend". ;-) >>>> >>> That's why it's evil and that's why it makes the web unhappy. >>> They're >>> the same thing. >>> >> My point was that some people like to know the real cost. There are >> numerous examples of people succeeding by going against accepted >> convention. Just saying something is evil is a lame explanation. >> (Good >> thing DHH didn't listen to people saying what he was doing was evil). >> Saying 'it is evil' is no where near the same as saying 'your data >> could be destroyed by accident'. >> >> Jim >> >> >> >> >> > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "merb" 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/merb?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
