Re: [mv] AAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

[Thomas Lang <tcl@physik.kfunigraz.ac.at>]

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Nick Pleis wrote:
> I completely disagree with one statement. You are putting for the
> proposition that Minivend is great for stores that don't want to many
> extras?
> 
> I think the argument being put forth (it MAY be easier to just PHP a
> shopping cart system) can be valid, but not for the reason your suggseting.
> It is far easier
> to deliver complex actions and features in minivend that building it
> completely from scratch in PHP. Minivend, by itself, supports almost any
> operation and "feature"
> a store could possibly want. At the same time, if your comfortable with perl
> (a huge IF), it becomes trivial to really extend those features. That's what
> makes minivend powerful, that you can use the embedded perl and logic
> routines to build upon the already existing functionality.
> ... 
> ...
> To me, a persons success (or frusturation) with minivend depends LARGELY on
> their ability to extend it with Perl. 

Maybe thats the essence of this discussion. Someone who is not used to
Perl will get frustrated except he wants to learn MV inside (which you
described as the the minivend learning curve).

I am no Perl-crack (but I think I do know a bit of it), and especially
concerning multiple mysql-dbs and individual checkout-modules (where the
ccard clearing is different to the US) drove me to PHP.
(And sometimes mysterious arrousing problems - like the one which
created this subject.) Next to this there be should a way to solve the
problem of Andre!

[long ago]
>>>>ahhhhhhhh...
>>>>guys I just made a new catalog and all the other catalogs gone back to this 
>>>>Simple demo shit.... now can somebody tell me y this is so and how I can get 
>>>>my settings back.. when I check the individual catalogs "cat.txt ,etc" all 
>>>>the settings I placed are there ,but when I browser the site I get the art 
>>>>gallery crap... now can some pleaser EZXPLAIN THIS TOOOO MEEEEEE
[/long ago]

> It's primary attribute is it's
> incredible extensibility. If you really want a complex store with a variety
> of features, you can accomplish this much faster building on the minivend
> base rather than starting from scratch in PHP. However, if you want a
> simpler store and don't want to get into the minivend learning curve, there
> is nothing wrong with the PHP approach, and given the excellent logic design
> of PHP it may even be a more suitable avenue for those wanting something
> that doesn't truly take advantage of minivends power.

Another point is that your boss always wants to see great results in a
short time. I do believe MV has power, PHP seemed to be easier for ME!

TCL
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