V4REV update -- docs -- methods, classes

[Ruslan Zasukhin]

On 9/2/05 4:17 PM, "Robert Brenstein" <rjb at robelko.com> wrote:

>>> Yes, sort of.  Really you are using functions in all cases.  If you
>>>  are talking about Valentina methods in general then you would say
>>>  Valentina handlers.  If you are talking about a particular handler
>>>  like Valentina_CacheSize() you would say Valentina_CacheSize()
>>>  function.  You could get away with referring to Valentina handlers as
>>> Valentina functions since you don't use any commands.
>> 
> 
> Trevor is right, Ruslan.
> 
> 
>>> Within Transcript you aren't using VDataBase as a class though.  To
>>>  use VDataBase I am not creating a new VDataBase object that I am
>>>  calling methods on.  I am simply calling handlers that are prefixed
>>>  with "VDataBase_".  I think you could get away with just referring to
>>>  them as the VDatabase Handlers.  To the Revolution developer, that is
>>>  all they are and I think it would make more sense when they are
>>>  reading the docs.
>> 
>> question:
>> 
>>     does Revolution team promise add some OO features to future
>>     versions? It seems I have hear about this.
>> 
>> If YES, then I think we can go forward with our classes and methods,
>> Because e.g. 6-12 months ago, this will become feature of Rev itself...
>> 
> 
> I somehow doubt that we will see any classes and methods in Rev
> within a year. And such terms will surely confuse most of the Rev
> users, unless you want V4REV used only by the advanced ones. If you
> stay with classes and methods, you are increasing the entry barrier
> to use your program. This is like my giving you a cookbook in Russian
> but insisting to use Polish names for key ingriedents.
> 
> Listen to what Trevor is saying.

Okay, just I still confused in "right terms" :-)


    Valentina handlers          - ok ?

    Valentina function          - ok ?

    Valentina method            - bad ?

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    Database class              - bad?  Then how ???



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Best regards,

Ruslan Zasukhin
VP Engineering and New Technology
Paradigma Software, Inc

Valentina - Joining Worlds of Information
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