Re: [PHP4BETA] php and MS SQL Server....

Andrei Zmievski wrote: > On Wed, 01 Mar 2000, Manuel Lemos wrote: > > Like? > > Proper versioning, package dependencies, consistent naming and > encapsulation, coding guidelines, etc. > Even if PEAR requirements cut down on the number of examples, ones that are in there will be portable and probably pretty stable. PEAR will not replace all the sites that exist to get code samples but it will and should be a place for the major packages to be placed like (I know it's native now) a CyberCash module. It should a basically a FAQ for code examples, you may be able to get better examples elsewhere, but the ones in PEAR will be the most frequently used. > > > Anyway, why weren't the authors of the existing PHP code repositories > > contacted first to check if they are willing to implement the things you Maybe they should have been, but aren't these people on the list anyway? PEAR didn't just pop up over night, there has been talk about it for a while. Michael