> 6. Re: CVS and visual classes (Ed Leafe) > 7. Re: CVS and visual classes (MB Software Solutions) > 8. Re: CVS and visual classes (Alan Bourke) > 9. Re: CVS and visual classes (Ed Leafe) > 10. Re: CVS and visual classes (Grigore Dolghin) > > > Message: 6 > Date: Mon, 17 Dec 2007 10:46:59 -0500 > From: Ed Leafe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: CVS and visual classes > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > On Dec 17, 2007, at 10:41 AM, Grigore Dolghin wrote: > > >> IMO the entire converting VCX to text is a huge imperfect work-around > >> to a problem which should never have started. > > > > Right again. > > > > One single vcx is bad design, period, no matter if that guy is the > > boss or > > not. > > I think that the primary source of the bad design is the choice of > keeping this information in binary format in the first place. We all > know that VFP is great with DBFs, so why not keep everything in a > DBF? Well, here's the perfect answer: because it makes collaborative > development much, much harder. We wouldn't be having this problem if > the same classes had been stored in a PRG, since merging text files > is relatively straightforward. But in VFP, if you want to use visual > design tools, you are forced to use binary files to store your work. > Imagine if VFP offered the option of storing in either VCX or PRG, > and could work with either one: can anyone think of a reason to > prefer a VCX? >
Agreed. If the tools made it a non-issue. If the visual layout were possible, yet stored in a text format, and intellisense still provided that would be ideal. Mike _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[EMAIL PROTECTED] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
