[Zope3-dev] Re: Inline code
Tonico Strasser
contact_tonico at yahoo.de
Tue Feb 10 10:52:45 EST 2004
Shane Hathaway wrote:
> I'm surprised I received no response on this. I'll help you guys start
> debating. :-)
>
> Pros:
>
> - You can write code inline. It would replace the need for complex
> expressions.
>
> - Unlike the current script tag, moving the inline code to a separate
> module is always straightforward. Once it's in a separate module, you get
> all the manageability of Python modules.
>
> - Unlike the current script tag, we don't have to manipulate print
> statements. In fact, for the whole story to work, we might not allow
> print statements (except perhaps as a debugging tool.)
>
> Cons:
>
> - It's not like Javascript; there is no "document.write()" equivalent.
> It's a lot more like CSS, since CSS styles apply to the whole document
> regardless of what part of the document defines them.
>
> Hmm, I can't think of any more cons. :-) This seems like a big win
> overall. Maybe we could try this in Zope 2 first.
I'm a scripter, I like it. I'm dealing a lot with ugly expressions in ZPT.
Tonico
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