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[ST-Mike]

Admins have ignored my deletion request - if you're not going to delete my account then don't have the option there please.

[DV8]

I have my own coding style, other people have their own coding style. Most of us are here to work on fun and interesting browser games, we're not doing consultancy work or B2B work. As such PHP's session system or our own - little difference but preference, there is certainly no WRONG way of doing things. Don't be so ridiculous.

Well, to be fair; we are also here in order to talk about, debate and discuss all facets of browser-based game development, and that includes code and best practices. You might learn a thing or two and you might teach a thing or two, provided you don't have too much ego for the former and not enough patience for the latter.

[codestryke]

Well, to be fair; we are also here in order to talk about, debate and discuss all facets of browser-based game development, and that includes code and best practices. You might learn a thing or two and you might teach a thing or two, provided you don't have too much ego for the former and not enough patience for the latter.

Best practices however are dependent on a lot of variables. As JGadrow once pointed out if there was a perfect way to do something then everyone would do it just that one way (or something like that, I couldn't find the post).

There is always a better way of doing things but for the last few posts some comments are made that there is only *one* way of doing something or at least thats the way it's coming off, not just by one person but many are seeing it that way.

Again this started with a quip about making sure other (lesser used) super-globals should be sanitized. To tell me I shouldn't use those, to me, is just plain nit picking. Did I say I used them? Did I say people should use them? No.

To tell me or someone else is incorrect in using $_COOKIE rather then $_SESSION data is basically an insult, especially when it comes to understanding how and when someone uses them. Again this goes beyond best practices, code review is fine if you are reviewing the code but the code wasn't put out there so how can it be a review?

[JGadrow]

@Mike @Codestryke: I apologize if I hurt your feelings as that was never my intent. Mike, I don't really know you so I haven't built any respect for you. Codestryke, I have the utmost respect for you and I'm sorry that you read insult into what I was saying. Tact has never been my greatest strength. lol I had tried to point out, and, apparently, failed completely, that I believe you know what you're doing. However, people who are new to coding should be shown that alternate options exist that might be better suited to their individual needs. Even you, Mike, I never actually thought you'd sit there and think, "Wow! He's right! I'm totally gonna change my system!" Because doing so would mean invalidating the time you've already spent... But maybe you'd at least give it a second thought on the next project you worked on.

Anywho, I thought about "rep smiting" you when you attacked me... but I thought maybe I had misunderstood you. The web isn't exactly the best medium for conveying tone and intent. With the admission that you were directing a personal attack, I thought about smiting you again, but that would hardly make sense with the next post after that that I'm going to make. It would seem petty and vindictive and that's now how I wish to be remembered.

You're both right though: there are more than one way of doing things. And I think I used a bit less tact than I could have. I have pointed out (as codestryke mentioned) in the past, and I alluded to it again above when I was talking about "assume it's been done better," that there are many ways of solving the same problem. My use of the word "wrong" was hasty and a poor choice of words.

However, I have never assumed I'm better than anyone else just because I have a shiny "Certified" badge. The reason I put it up when I did (maybe even before you ever joined the forum, Mike) was I was proud of my achievement. Unlike some of you, I'm 100% self-taught. And I'd like to think I can hold my own when it comes to the actual development details with people who have had the advantage of a professional education.

And I'm completely fine with others having viewpoints that differ from my own. Chris and I disagree all of the time, but I still respect Chris and enjoy talking with him. Heck, the two of us jointly coordinated one of this forum's contests. Just because we have different opinions doesn't mean I think any less of him than I do anyone else.

What makes me think less of you, Mike, is the fact that you assume I'm some elitist snob simply because I'm proud of myself for actually taking a hobby that I had, and the dream of a 6 year-old boy, and making it a reality. I work in a career that I am passionate about, and I earn a very nice living doing so which allows me to provide for my family. I've never lost a single client and most of my previous employers are now clients of my PT business. Just because I'm proud of my accomplishments does not mean I think they make me better than you and you are wrong (and, yes, I mean that word this time) to make that assumption about me.

I abdicate this discussion and, again, I apologize for anyone who felt insulted by what I have said. Even with this post, I hope you do not feel insulted by. It has never been my intent to do more than help people stop and think for a moment about what they're doing.

[Chris]

Sigh... people, I have enough drama and people feeling offended when dealing with players. We all here are admins or devs, if you are feeling offended by something someone wrote you should quite making BBGs. You won't survive in this business anyway, players will eat you alive.

[ST-Mike]

Admins have ignored my deletion request - if you're not going to delete my account then don't have the option there please.