[Zope3-dev] <script> - the anti-pattern

[Chris Withers]

Tres Seaver wrote:

> On Sun, 2003-09-07 at 10:54, Stephan Richter wrote:
> 
>>On Friday 05 September 2003 17:47, Jeffrey P Shell wrote:
>>
>>>I'm very very afraid.
>>
>>As Jim said, 'Don't be afraid!' :-) The things you are afraid about will never 
>>cross your way.
> 
> Unfortunately, both Jeffrey and I have had to come in behind  "quick and
> dirty" scripters and clean up the nightmares they leave behind, on a
> number of occasions.  The fact that their mess "works" makes imposing
> discipline afterwards much harder (the "ship the prototype"
> anti-pattern).

Just so you know, this is why I'm so vocal about this.

I've come into contact with several companies who've totally rejected Zope based 
on trial projects which other companies have implemented for them that have 
resulted in this anti-pattern....

Chris