On Mon, Mar 8, 2010 at 6:34 PM, Gary Mort <garyam...@gmail.com> wrote: > There actually are a number of ideas for better solutions, but in the end > they require some thought on the developers part. Wheras using specific id > numbers doesn't require much thought[and setting up increments that we can > ignore requires almost none at all]. > I think in the end there are a range of practices, and while special numbers > can and does turn around and bite you in the but eventually[what happens > when you run out of them?] - their good enough for /most/ people. And those > who do get bitten by the issue are hopefully making enough money hand over > fist to hire programmers from the NYPHP members list. :-)
Yup, and that line of thought is exactly why we've suffered under the loathsome burden of ItemID all these years. -- Mitch _______________________________________________ New York PHP Users Group Community Talk Mailing List http://lists.nyphp.org/mailman/listinfo/talk http://www.nyphp.org/Show-Participation
