Subj : Re: Evolution of a Progr
To   : Grymmjack
From : Digital Man
Date : Mon Jun 27 2005 07:29 pm

  Re: Re: Evolution of a Progr
  By: Grymmjack to Digital Man on Sun Jun 26 2005 10:51 pm

 >  >  > how much of the baja conversion to ssjs/js is completed?
 >  >
 >  > At this point there's very little that you can do in Baja, that you can't
 >  > JS. But there are *tons* of things available in JS scripts that aren't
 >  > available in Baja.
 > 
 > so then javascript is available also to run on the telnet side of things.
 > like for example the new user account creation process? i apologize for my
 > bias towards thinking javascript is web based. i know in this context it
 > is much more than that.

Yes. See http://synchro.net/docs/js.html for more details.

 >  >  > i read in the
 >  >  > documentation that the baja is deprecated in favor of javascript.
 >  >
 >  > Correct. But I wouldn't really call it a "conversion".
 >  >
 > 
 > is synch going to abandon baja at any point? 

Possibly, but not any time soon.

 > is that the plan?

Not currently. If/when it becomes completely obsolete, it may be deprecated and
eventually removed.

 >  >  > i have
 >  >  > to commend you guys though, the entire bbs and data files seems to be
 >  >  > exposed through the javascript object model, which is the greatest thi
 >  >  > since sliced bread and long overdue for a bbs package.
 >  >
 >  > Cool. Glad you think so. Of course, the whole Synchronet/JavaScript thing
 >  > new. I've been doing it for a few years now. <shrug>
 > 
 > yea, but it wasn't documented or shown in a way that i could grasp i
 > guess. 

The js.html I referenced above, while short, has been existence for years.
Maybe you've never seen it?

 > even downloading and trying synchronet out it was never evident
 > exactly how much it could do or how. it's very complicated. it's friendly
 > too, don't get me wrong but it's also complex. we need a 'synchronet for
 > dummies' book or something :)

The documentation is always in need of improvement. Hopefully a 'book' will
never actually be necessary. :-)

                                                  digital man

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