[ZDP] BackTalk to Document The Zope Book (2.5 Edition)/Extending Zope

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A comment to the paragraph below was recently added via http://www.zope.org/Documentation/Books/ZopeBook/current/CustomZopeObjects.stx#2-35

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    ZClasses are tools that help you build new types of objects in
    Zope by defining a *class*.  A class is like a blueprint for
    objects.  When defining a class, you are defining what an object
    will be like when it is created.  A class can define methods,
    properties, and other attributes.

      % Anonymous User - Nov. 17, 2002 5:15 am:
       The following question springs to mind at this point: How does one decide (particularly the newbie) whether
       to use a Zope ('internal') Product, a python-based ('external') Product or ZClasses for e.g. a new
       project/application?
       Each *must* have its relative merits, but which, where?