Re: [Zope-dev] 'not:' kludgey?!

2002-05-15 Thread Chris Withers
Don Hopkins wrote: > > To be more accurate: Nope ;-) > SOME templating languages were never designed to be procedural languages. ...if a language is designed to be a procedural language, then it ain't a templating language... cheers, Chris ___ Zo

Re: [Zope-dev] 'not:' kludgey?!

2002-05-14 Thread Don Hopkins
From: "Chris Withers" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [Zope-dev] 'not:' kludgey?! > > >> For the reasons 'else' was invented in the first place, > > > > > > 'else' in what context?! > > > > Meaning,

Re: [Zope-dev] 'not:' kludgey?!

2002-05-14 Thread Chris Withers
Marc Lindahl wrote: > > on 5/14/02 4:41 AM, Chris Withers at [EMAIL PROTECTED] scrivened: > > > > Okay, repeat the mantra over to yourself: > > > > Templating languages are not procedural languages > > Sounds nice, but what does it mean? AFAIK a procedural language is > something that has a def

Re: [Zope-dev] 'not:' kludgey?!

2002-05-14 Thread Marc Lindahl
on 5/14/02 4:41 AM, Chris Withers at [EMAIL PROTECTED] scrivened: > > Okay, repeat the mantra over to yourself: > > Templating languages are not procedural languages Sounds nice, but what does it mean? AFAIK a procedural language is something that has a definite order of execution... How does

Re: [Zope-dev] 'not:' kludgey?!

2002-05-14 Thread Chris Withers
Marc Lindahl wrote: > > on 5/13/02 3:11 PM, Chris Withers at [EMAIL PROTECTED] scrivened: > > >> > >> For the reasons 'else' was invented in the first place, > > > > 'else' in what context?! > > Meaning, in procedural languages. Okay, repeat the mantra over to yourself: Templating languages

Re: [Zope-dev] 'not:' kludgey?!

2002-05-13 Thread Marc Lindahl
on 5/13/02 3:11 PM, Chris Withers at [EMAIL PROTECTED] scrivened: >> >> For the reasons 'else' was invented in the first place, > > 'else' in what context?! Meaning, in procedural languages. > >> I guess: prone to >> errors, inefficient, bulky. > > Can you give any material that actually

Re: [Zope-dev] 'not:' kludgey?!

2002-05-13 Thread Chris Withers
Marc Lindahl wrote: > > on 5/10/02 11:32 AM, Chris Withers at [EMAIL PROTECTED] scrivened: > > > Marc Lindahl wrote: > >> > >> Don't you have that now with the kludgey 'not' construct? > > > > What is kludgey about the 'not:' construct?! > > For the reasons 'else' was invented in the first plac

Re: [Zope-dev] 'not:' kludgey?!

2002-05-13 Thread Marc Lindahl
on 5/10/02 11:32 AM, Chris Withers at [EMAIL PROTECTED] scrivened: > Marc Lindahl wrote: >> >> Don't you have that now with the kludgey 'not' construct? > > What is kludgey about the 'not:' construct?! For the reasons 'else' was invented in the first place, I guess: prone to errors, inefficie

Re: [Zope-dev] 'not:' kludgey?!

2002-05-10 Thread Chris Withers
Marc Lindahl wrote: > > Don't you have that now with the kludgey 'not' construct? What is kludgey about the 'not:' construct?! cheers, Chris ___ Zope-Dev maillist - [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.zope.org/mailman/listinfo/zope-dev ** No cross po