Niall,
You can code in WiTango without the editor. One of the things you'd need to
do though is make a custom tag that uses a direct DBMS action so you can make
calls to a database. The tags currently don't support this. Of course, I
think using the editor would be much faster.
Mike
Niall Merrigan wrote:
> <SNIP>
>
> OK guys here is where i might come into my own
>
> I am an ASP programmer by design, I have been programming in ASP for close
> to four years. I think I have been coding in Tango for 4 weeks at most
>
> Here as what I found the pluses and minuses for both technologies
>
> For ASP:
>
> 1. Ships FREE with IIS
> 2. Native instruction
> 3. Huge developer base (VB, VBA, VBS programmers amd JavaScript)
> 4. BIG ONE FOR ME: Can include the DSN as an include file (please dont
> flame if you can do this in tango ...just show me)
> 5. Can be coded without using specialised editors
>
> For Tango
>
> 1. Bloody quick development (RAD++)
> 2. Nice design interface
> 3. Fairly easy to learn if you have done previous server side development
> 4. Brilliant COM+ support
>
> Cons ASP
>
> 1. Known vunerabilities (translatef bug etc)
> 2. Runs on IIS
> 3. Can be messy if you mix languages (JScript and VBScript)
> 4. Portability an issue (needc third party plugins)
> 5. Slower Dev time (from code to ship)
>
> Cons Tango
>
> 1. Not as wide a user base
> 2. Runs on top IIS
> 3. Added cost (Buy Dev + App Server)
> 4. Ports to three web servers (APACHE, MAC, IIS)
> 5. Hard to code without Tango editor
>
> Now I have quite easily managed to integrate the two languages (running
> from asp to tango and back again).
>
> Now to put a few points to rest ... ASP can run on Apache (via Chillisoft
> ChilliASP and ChilliSpice (CDONTS support) this will also run ASP on
> Solaris)
>
> As for scalable .. its six of one, half dozen of another. Portability is
> virtually the same (unless you change DSNs and then its a bit of a
> nightmare Tango side)
>
> I am not too sure of execution times or server times when running either
> lanague on simliar type apps
>
> But I will put it this way .. for your ASP programmers this will be
> another language they can learn (something to put on their CV!). I am
> managing to do it, even if it takes a little shift in my mind-set
>
> It seems futile to re-invent the wheel when the app is developed. You
> might be in an ideal situation because both type of developers will be
> able to give each other ideas
>
> Just my 0.02c (go Euro!)
>
> Regards
>
> Niall
>
> --
> Niall Merrigan
>
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