reviving the 'php sucks' debate.. it's like Bank of America..

[DaveJ]

12. Does {{ item }} in that example usually contain a single variable or HTML output?

Looking at code is helping put my own language into perspective. .Net MVC is not very intuitive, but it's captivating.

For instance, here is a summary of a gallery page. Line 1 is the data source, line 2 automatically uses a Template that was created for that data model:

@model IEnumerable<ScienceShow_MVC.science_pics>
@Html.EditorForModel()

That is an entire HTML page, assuming you have it within a layout page.

This was non-intuitive to me. It looks like I need to create a new model/EditorTemplate combination for each time I want a Template, but that seems to defeat the purpose of templates. Might as well write code for each page.

(but come to think of it, I am using that Template on 3 pages, so I guess it's serving its purpose, I'm just having trouble since this methodology demands an understanding of a lot more than what can be seen)

It's taking me some getting used to this MVC famework. I'm sure its great but I seldom have a chance to take a step back.


So much to learn. I'm not sure if I can fit .Net MVC and Python/Django in my brain at once. But I've got to try it sometime.