[Zope-CMF] Re: The components of Archetypes

2006-01-13 Thread whit
So, I think 1 and 2 aren't that far apart sometimes. I agree with this...and I think biggest wins are somewhere in between. I don't necessarily want a compatibility layer, I just want the declarative quality of AT to spit out something I could play with more sensibly using the z3 paradigm.

[Zope-CMF] Re: The components of Archetypes

2006-01-09 Thread whit
thanks for starting up this conversation Rocky! I think these assertions are more or less deadon. The next step is charting a path for transition. for CMF, zope3 / five provides lighterweight analogs of AT features. What is currently lacking is a mapping layer to allow AT users to use the

[Zope-CMF] Re: The components of Archetypes

2006-01-09 Thread Rocky Burt
Rocky Burt wrote: 1) Ease of development - AT helps cut down on boilerplate code as compared to building a regular CMF type (without AT) 2) Schema - The ability to declare which fields a content type has and what types those fields are 3) Widgets - The ability to declare

[Zope-CMF] Re: The components of Archetypes

2006-01-09 Thread Martin Aspeli
On Mon, 09 Jan 2006 14:29:06 -, Rocky Burt [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi all, Sorry about the cross post, but I thought this topic concerned CMF, Plone, and Archetypes equally. I had a discussion with Alec Mitchell recently where we talked about the components that made up Archetypes and