Comments on: Scriptable vs Visual? http://www.thekua.com/atwork/2008/11/scriptable-vs-visual/ thekua's reflections on work related topics Wed, 03 Mar 2010 08:14:52 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Patrick http://www.thekua.com/atwork/2008/11/scriptable-vs-visual/comment-page-1/#comment-34446 Patrick Sat, 08 Nov 2008 10:15:42 +0000 http://www.thekua.com/atwork/2008/11/scriptable-vs-visual/#comment-34446 Hi Felix - I also agree that these approaches aren't mutually exclusive. Rather, most people seem to prioritise the visual over the scriptable without any conscious decision, and the result is a useful application but only accessible with a mouse! Hi Felix – I also agree that these approaches aren’t mutually exclusive. Rather, most people seem to prioritise the visual over the scriptable without any conscious decision, and the result is a useful application but only accessible with a mouse!

]]> By: felix http://www.thekua.com/atwork/2008/11/scriptable-vs-visual/comment-page-1/#comment-34276 felix Thu, 06 Nov 2008 13:48:43 +0000 http://www.thekua.com/atwork/2008/11/scriptable-vs-visual/#comment-34276 I also think that those two approaches are actually not mutually exclusive. It has more to do with the way we do UI. Essentially I think the UI should be a very thin wrapper around the application layer (or presentation model, if you prefer that expression). Time and again I see people calling from their presentation model into the view layer. Watch out for the typical excuses: "I just have to set the initial value", "My presentation layer doesn't know about the actual UI, there is an interface in between". This of course is killing scriptability and testability at the same time. I also think that those two approaches are actually not mutually exclusive. It has more to do with the way we do UI. Essentially I think the UI should be a very thin wrapper around the application layer (or presentation model, if you prefer that expression). Time and again I see people calling from their presentation model into the view layer.

Watch out for the typical excuses: “I just have to set the initial value”, “My presentation layer doesn’t know about the actual UI, there is an interface in between”.

This of course is killing scriptability and testability at the same time.

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