How Do You Go About It ???

davestar057 · #1 (**permalink**) 02-20-08, 06:06 AM

Hello,

Just another interesting thought and would like your opinions.

When you want to create an application.........such as CMS, or maybe Real Estate web site etc.....these are just top of my head examples........how would you go around creating this?

Do you always create your scripts from top to bottom, or do you go out and find a similar script and then adapt it to your needs.....just to save you messing about with the very basic bare bones of the whole script(s)??? No point re-inventing the wheel, right?

Discuss

Nico · #2 (**permalink**) 02-20-08, 06:21 AM

The code I use on my sites is all made by me. I only use three 3rd Party scripts:

Generally, I don't like working with 3rd Party apps. No matter if I'm reinventing the wheel, I prefer working with my own code. The only reason I use the scripts above is because it'd be a lot of work to make something better (Whereas I think it's impossible to make a templating engine better than Smarty, or a forum software better than vBulletin).

Jay6390 · #3 (**permalink**) 02-20-08, 06:24 AM

I agree with Nico. The best code you can use is your own. Its more familiar, so therefore you know what it is that you are looking for if something needs alteration. Also, its good practice to learn. Once you have created a script yourself, you have that in your repository and can adapt your own code to suit your needs

Jay

davestar057 · #4 (**permalink**) 02-20-08, 07:19 AM

Whats Smarty? I am interested in knowing more .

mab · #5 (**permalink**) 02-20-08, 07:34 AM

Nico's post contains a link to the smarty web site.

Its a template system.

Deansatch · #6 (**permalink**) 02-20-08, 09:08 AM

I find that I can write my own full cms sites from start to finish in about half the time it takes me to find the file I need to alter in mambo.

TenFormer · #7 (**permalink**) 02-20-08, 09:30 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Deansatch

I find that I can write my own full cms sites from start to finish in about half the time it takes me to find the file I need to alter in mambo.

That's probably not true. Noone can write a cms as quick as reading a documentation or SDK or just the code.

But I still have to agree, own code is better then alien stuff.

End User · #8 (**permalink**) 02-21-08, 08:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mab

Nico's post contains a link to the smarty web site.

Mab, would you please click the link for him so he can get to the site?