[Zope] DTML vs ZTP

[Andy Yates]

I started out using DTML.  I have since switched to page templates.  Now
the only place I use DTML is in ZSQL methods.  The Zope Book states the
advantages of ZPT clearly
http://www.zope.org/Documentation/Books/ZopeBook/2_6Edition/ZPT.stx

So far I've never run in to anything I did in DTML that I could not do
in ZPT.  If I were you I'd learn just enough DTML to use ZSQL methods
and concentrate on ZPT.  For me the biggest advantage of ZPT is keeping
the programming logic out of the html.

 

 

Andy Yates

 

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From: zope-bounces at zope.org [mailto:zope-bounces at zope.org] On Behalf Of
Ian Nunn
Sent: Tuesday, December 07, 2004 8:24 AM
To: Zope
Subject: [Zope] DTML vs ZTP

 

I'm a third of the way through the Zope Book and understand the
difference as it is written. As you can appreciate, in learning a new
technology, what is missing is the experience that would guide your
focus. What I would like is an idea of how real world developers use
these in the following senses. Do you use one exclusively (in
conjunction with Python)? Do you use primarily one or the other? Do you
use both roughly equally? Are there classes of applications where you
have found one is preferred? Your advice would be welcome.

 

Best Regards
Ian Nunn
School of Computer Science
Carleton University, Ottawa, ON, CA

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