http://rift.org/1128/2006/05/on-code-generators/ Adam Preble's Weblog Sun, 23 Nov 2008 12:38:31 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.4 http://rift.org/1128/2006/05/on-code-generators/#comment-1413 Tue, 09 May 2006 17:24:10 +0000 http://rift.org/1128/2006/05/on-code-generators/#comment-1413 <p>Rails is very nice and the generated code done by the controller and model generators is very trim. (ie: mostly just stub code). However, if you use ./script/generate scaffolding ObjectName then it will generate a bunch of code that you'd have to fix to make it work. Some beginners prefer this method as they see the whole MVC notion and are more comfortable with fixing/changing an existing item rather than building from scratch. That being said, I never use anything but the controller, model, migration and sometimes plugin generators. All that is generated is blank stub files and test files that associate with whatever you create. Drop me a line if you want more insight.</p> Rails is very nice and the generated code done by the controller and model generators is very trim. (ie: mostly just stub code). However, if you use ./script/generate scaffolding ObjectName then it will generate a bunch of code that you’d have to fix to make it work. Some beginners prefer this method as they see the whole MVC notion and are more comfortable with fixing/changing an existing item rather than building from scratch. That being said, I never use anything but the controller, model, migration and sometimes plugin generators. All that is generated is blank stub files and test files that associate with whatever you create. Drop me a line if you want more insight.

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