Spectra...(for those that can access memories that far back it was an
overweight application Framework)....one diff is that FarCry is far
superior!
It does allow for custom application, even more so that some other limited
CMS tools out there...it has excellent database and logic abstraction layers
which you can leverage with custom code or you can just use it out of the
box....
One major bonus is its free and when you see the amount of work put into
this tool you will be thankful..these guys have put a heck of a lock of work
on it - its has an active community (something which Spectra never really
had) and updates and technotes are aplenty.
It has a pretty steep learning curve for those who want to get under the
hood IMO. It was designed to be updated easily without any impact on your
existing apps - so if a new version comes out its unzip to new DIR and boom
your ready to go...
Like Mark states, it does create tables per 'type' but its not big deal and
works very very well...
If you know or have worked on Spectra it will be a doddle for you : i.e. if
you are familiar with Object Based Development through types, properties and
objects.
If you want to work on it, head over to farcry.daemon.com.au and download
it...... you can also sign up to the mailing list....
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From: Mark Drew [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: 28 June 2004 09:09
To: CF-Talk
Subject: Re: Farcry?
I worked (investigaged it) and it is an interesting implementation of
something called a COAPI (content object API) which is a way of
storing different types of "content".
The interesting way that FarCry does this is by extending an existing
type(farcry.type) component with your own types simply by creating a
component that extends farcry.type, you then have access to the
inherited methods (add , edit, delete, display etc).
The real interesting part IMHO is the way that you deploy the new
types and FarCry then creates database tables for each type.
Whether it is good or bad I think depends on your requirements.
I hope that helps!
Have a look at:http://farcry.daemon.com.au/
Mark Drew
On Sun, 27 Jun 2004 17:19:41 -0500, Marlon Moyer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
>
> I've been trying to research Farcry as I've seen it mentioned on this
> forum several times. I don't really get what it is yet. Is a CMS
> only. Is it a CMS that has a framework that can be extended for
> custom applications? Has anyone worked with it, what is your take on
> it?
>
> Marlon
>
>
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