Comments on: When not to use a relational database: generating HTML

By: Dave

Dave — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 14:28:22 +0000

I wondered if it was auto-generated too. But much of it leaves the distinct impression of a human’s touch, and judging by the comments, bug fixes are performed on this code rather than at a higher level.

By: AOF

AOF — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 06:07:59 +0000

Was this stuff *generated* from some higher level tool or did somebody really sit down and write this… erm.. ?code?

By: Dave

Dave — Sat, 26 Jan 2008 00:58:33 +0000

Yes, and each layer tends to have a language or languages best suited to its implementation. Just as you wouldn’t want to query a relational database using JavaScript, you wouldn’t want to build a website’s behaviour using a crufty pseudo-imperative dialect of SQL.

By: Geof Harries

Geof Harries — Sat, 26 Jan 2008 00:44:34 +0000

Amen to that brother. Do your very best at all times to respect the layers: structure, content, presentation and behaviour (relevant terms when it comes to web apps).