Re: HTML and PDF Reports

[David Gibbs <david@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Joe Pluta wrote:
> This is an argument you're going to have to decide for yourself.  The 
> program generates both Java code and JSF, so it's eminently debuggable.  

Maybe true ... but being able to debug the code is just the first part 
of solving a problem ... you have to UNDERSTAND the code that you are 
debugging.

> There's also an EGL-level debugger.  

I was not aware of that.  I would have to see how the debugger works to 
make a final judgment.

> You're not basing this on using the tool, just on... what?  Your 
> experience with other tools?

In general, yes.  But my point is: If you write in EGL (or any code 
generator), and all don't understand the code that is being generated, 
solving problems in the code is going to be difficult at best ... 
impossible at worst.

> EGL emits JSF and Java and JavaScript.  It's ugly, sure, but it's 
> debuggable.  

Ugly code is hard to debug.  Programs that are hard to debug are 
expensive to maintain even if they were cheap to write.

> If you haven't actually used EGL, then your arguments are 
> theoretical.

Granted.  I am making generalizations.

david