[Seaside] odds and ends

Ramon Leon rleon at insario.com
Thu Jun 30 02:22:20 CEST 2005


> > 
> > Having seaside support this style of development will be a huge win.
> 
> Yes.  It is, however, a question worth asking if Seaside is 
> the right basis for this kind of client/server app: for 
> example, Seaside goes to a lot of effort to support 
> page-based concepts like the back button that may not exist 
> (for better or for worse) in a GMail-style app, or if they do 
> are probably implemented with client-side JS hacks.  Is there 
> some totally different design that would make more sense in 
> this world?
> 
> Avi

There a nice balance that can be struck between Ajax style and page
based style.  Gmail is the extreme, not the norm, most apps are more
than just one fancy page.  Page based stuff is great for navigation
where the screen changes and you're moving around the app, but Ajax is
nicer than a postback to the same page.  Ajax is better for saving a
form without posting back, or pre-validating data as you type it, or
searchable pick lists when a simple drop down isn't enough.  Seaside is
just the framework for this.


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