Philipp von Weitershausen wrote:
Yet again looking for comments, this time at: http://dev.zope.org/Zope3/OneNamespaceForZCML.
I assume that this proposal is dead. I haven't read the whole thead, but I think that was the gist. I notice that this proposal no longer is listed on the proposals page. It would be helpful if the proposal status was also updated. Some parting shots: - We should not be trying to reinvent ZCML. It's XML. If you don't like that, get over it. - We do need a better high-level configuration system for doing the sorts of things that we use ZConfig for, and maybe some things we currently use ZConfig for. But that's a different discussion that I'll get back to soon. - We need to find the riht balence between ZCML and Python. There are many places where we did too much in ZCML. Everybody makes mistakes. That's how we learn. :) - As a general rule, things should be defined in Python (or perhaps other definition languages) and *registered* in ZCML. Certainly, "core" ZCML directives should be about reigistration/configuration not definition. An example of a non-python definition language is something like XMI, which might provide an alternative way to define schema via UML. - BTW, I wouldn't object to having one "core" namespace. - We need to recognize the concerns of different kinds of users. There will be users for which high-level directives will be beneficial, even when these high-level directives define as well as configure. I think these high-level directives will often be project specific. Then again, a better alternative might be to use high-level definition language like XMI. I really think the ArchGenX project has a lot to offer here. Does anyone know if it is still alive? Please resist the temptation to respond to this post and drag out this discussion further. Jim -- Jim Fulton mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Python Powered! CTO (540) 361-1714 http://www.python.org Zope Corporation http://www.zope.com http://www.zope.org _______________________________________________ Zope3-dev mailing list [email protected] Unsub: http://mail.zope.org/mailman/options/zope3-dev/archive%40mail-archive.com
