Re: Help with choice of suitable Architecture

2005-05-29 Thread Cameron Laird
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Re: Help with choice of suitable Architecture

2005-05-29 Thread Rob Cowie
Thanks for the comments. I kind of get the impression that CGI is the way to go for this application, and that I should forget about adding client-side scripting based functionality for the sake of accessibility - which I understand and kind of agree with. I'll look into the problem of

Re: Help with choice of suitable Architecture

2005-05-29 Thread John J. Lee
Rob Cowie [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Thanks for the comments. I kind of get the impression that CGI is the way to go for this application, and that I should forget about adding client-side scripting based functionality for the sake of accessibility - which I understand and kind of agree

Help with choice of suitable Architecture

2005-05-28 Thread Rob Cowie
Hi, This is my first post so go easy! I have been asked (as part of an MSc project) to create a server based planner for a research group at my uni. It will have a web interface to interact with data stored in an XML document. Basic functionality is required such as viewing, searching, editing,

Re: Help with choice of suitable Architecture

2005-05-28 Thread Tomasz Rola
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 28 May 2005, Rob Cowie wrote: [...] I'm totally new to web programming. I have been looking into the best way to proceed. CGI is of course an option but it seems slow, clunky and outdated. Twisted provides a rich architecture but might be

Re: Help with choice of suitable Architecture

2005-05-28 Thread Paul Rubin
Rob Cowie [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I have been asked (as part of an MSc project) to create a server based planner for a research group at my uni. It will have a web interface to interact with data stored in an XML document. Why not just a regular database? Basic functionality is required

Re: Help with choice of suitable Architecture

2005-05-28 Thread Rob Cowie
I agree with the sentiments that a single XML file is not the way to go for storing data that may be accessed concurrently. However, my hands are tied. It seems that CGI is likely to be the most straightforward option. Is the learning curve likely to be steeper for pure CGI or a web application

Re: Help with choice of suitable Architecture

2005-05-28 Thread Mike Meyer
Rob Cowie [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Paul. I agree that client-side scripting increases the level of compexity, but did it really go out of fashion with pop-ups? It seems to be just getting started. Google use it to great effect maps, suggest etc. I wasn't thinking of using it to deal

Re: Help with choice of suitable Architecture

2005-05-28 Thread Paul Rubin
Rob Cowie [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Paul. I agree that client-side scripting increases the level of compexity, but did it really go out of fashion with pop-ups? It seems to be just getting started. Pop-ups and scripting-related security holes are why the cool kids all surf with Javascript

Re: Help with choice of suitable Architecture

2005-05-28 Thread Kent Johnson
Rob Cowie wrote: I agree with the sentiments that a single XML file is not the way to go for storing data that may be accessed concurrently. However, my hands are tied. You might like to see the thread write to the same file from multiple processes at the same time? for a preview of the