[DUG] PHP4Delphi

[Todd Martin]

I have had a quite an extensive look through the VCL4PHP code and, although I 
like the concept, I can't say I'm that impressed with the implementation.

There are a number of silly assumptions.
The first that springs to mind is the idea that a web page should only contain 
"one" form. What a ridiculous constraint!

Also there is a lot of duplicated code and tight coupling between the classes.  
Not to mention the fact that every control is database aware. Yuck.

The ajax stuff requires every component in the form to be completely 
regenerated and then all the html from the controls that haven't changed is 
discarded. How slow and inefficient. I would have thought at least an 
observer pattern could have been introduced here.

Todd.



On Thu, 26 Jul 2007 11:39, Alister Christie wrote:
> I agree, the Delphi for PHP name just doesn't seem right to me - they
> apparently had big debates about it at CodeGear.  I guess they are just
> using the Delphi name to give it more credibility.  Has anyone written
> anything significant yet in it?  The only thing I've done is the
> mortgage calculator movie so far (not my best work).  I'm wanting to
> write a suite of rental property analysis tools (basically porting a
> win32 app I wrote ages ago).
>
> Alister Christie
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> >> Which also reraises the issue of "What is Delphi" now we have Delphi for
> >> PHP?
> >
> > True. The fact that you are asking that question proves that the
> > naming of that product was, lets just say, very strange.
>
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