On Friday, April 10, 2015 at 4:00:44 PM UTC-7, Dave S wrote: > > > > On Friday, April 10, 2015 at 1:50:24 PM UTC-7, Ron Chatterjee wrote: >> >> Does it break the backward compatibility if I have crud included in the >> code? If not, then it shouldn't be a problem in keep using it. Right? >> > > I think you're missing the point of backwards compatibility. In the > Web2Py context, it is the framework's promise that pages you write today > won't break tomorrow [1] . As Niiphlod says above, CRUD is covered by that > promise. However, anything written with CRUD will be limited to what works > right now, which is nor more than worked two years ago. And "works" means > "displays what the page developer thinks it should display, given the > current list of known bugs". > > > >> Whats the pros and cons of using it as oppose to not using it vs. using >> SQLFORM instead? >> >> > I would go back and read Richard's messages a little closer. > > Among the pros of using CRUD: > > * it's simple > * there are working examples > > Among the cons: > > * Not any simpler than SQLFORM.grid, if you use the permissions decorator > [3] > * No enhancements > * The buglist isn't going to get shorter [2] > > [1] Never say Never, because major vulnerabilities could cause some > feature to be turned off, like some of the SSL modes. > [2] Never say Never, because major vulnerabilities could prompt emergency > fixes. > [3] edited from "which needs" > > > It can be fun to drive a 1954 Mercury Coupe. Don't expect it to have > anti-lock brakes or stability control, remember that drum brakes are > subject to heat fade, and you need to locate a source of replacement brake > shoes. Keep a tray in the parking spot to catch the oil leaks. You can > put your stereo in, but you may lose backseat space to find a place to put > it. Don't expect it handle like 2015 Boxster. >
And remember that deprecated is meant to give you time to change over to newer stuff, but the deprecated stuff could be removed completely at some point. Your '54 Coupe could be banned from freeways or even public roads except under special conditions of historic display. /dps -- Resources: - http://web2py.com - http://web2py.com/book (Documentation) - http://github.com/web2py/web2py (Source code) - https://code.google.com/p/web2py/issues/list (Report Issues) --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "web2py-users" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to web2py+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
