Olin Lathrop wrote: > peter green wrote: > =20 >> I'm dissapointed at the lack of response (no replies either on-list or >> privately and only a handful of hits on the hg repo) :(. Did I make my >> post look too much like an advert or something? >> =20 > > I can only tell you why I dismissed it: > > =20 >>> ISIS is a stock database designed for managing a stock of electronic >>> components in an office, laboratory or warehouse. >>> =20 > > Sounds vaguely interesting so far. It sounds like sortof a nice idea, bu= t > my immediate impression is that for it to be useful it has to be accurate > and that means it will take considerable work to maintain. I'm not sure > knowning what I have in stock on line as apposed to peeking in a drawer i= s > all that much better for me. > > =20 >>> It is optimised >>> around adding new component types at the same time as adding stock >>> since this tends to be a common activity in such situations. >>> =20 > > Um, OK. > > =20 >>> It is written in PHP 5.x using the nanoMVC >>> =20 > > Oh great, yet another web application. Just what the world > needs! > > I don't know PHP, and I've never even heard of nanoMVC. The way you're > talking about them it seems those that don't know how to spell PHP need n= ot > apply. =20 PHP is a programming language typically used for developing web stuff=20 (though it can be used for developing other things). > I could very well be wrong, but I thought PHP is something that runs > on a web server. That means I'd have to set up a web server just to mana= ge > a parts database. Ugh.=20 Yeah it's a webapp. If webapps aren't your thing it may not be for you.=20 Personally I like them because they mean I can easilly access my=20 database from anywhere anyway i'll add a mention of the fact it's web=20 based to the opening paragraph. > Inevitably I'll want to create programs that > interface with this stuff,=20 An interface for programs to access the system is planned but not=20 implemented yet. You can also of course access the underlying mysql=20 database directly. > and whatever this PHP and nano-whatever stuff is > sounds like a lot of manual digging time.=20 NanoMVC is a framework we wrote for the purpose designed to be extremely=20 minimal (there is far less code in NanoMVC than in ISIS itself). We were=20 previously using the kohana framework but it was an overbuilt and=20 underdocumented pos and so we replaced it with our own code. > This just doesn't sound > accessible to me. > > http://isis.philpem.me.uk/nanomvc.html > > That link doesn't work. =20 Oops, the nanoMVC link at the top is correct but the one in the running=20 text was broken, I've fixed it now (the correct url is=20 http://isis.philpem.me.uk/nanomvc.php ) --=20 http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist .