Similar Threads are generated upon creation of a new thread. They run one tough query when you create a thread, and store the results. Then it runs one VERY LIGHT query to display them to get the live reply counts. It won't bog down your server at all.
vB3 processes a lot more data (permissions, settings, cached data, etc.) than vB2, and does it much faster than vB2. That should tell you that it's a major speed and load improvement.
At first, hacking vB3 will give you headaches, because there's many more things to take into account now: phrases, different permissions, optimization, caches, and tons more functions to automate processes everywhere. However, hacking vB3 will teach you more efficient, advanced coding, and pretty soon you'll discover that vB3 has been created in such a way that Hacking it is a BLISS. a Gift from the heavens. Tons easier than vB2 once you get the hang of it.
And I can know, I've done some serious vB3-hacking already ^_^
Hacking vB3 is so nice that I have refused to do any vB2 hacking ever since I started hacking vB3.
The vB3 engine is about 4 times more easy to use and customize, and infinitely more flexible. Seriously.
what he said
i thought i commented on this >.> ie musta crashed
its fair enought 4 us to realise it all because we are on here but what about our users wont they find vb3 a bit mind boggling and hard to use... wont it put them off as its so complex ?
its fair enought 4 us to realise it all because we are on here but what about our users wont they find vb3 a bit mind boggling and hard to use... wont it put them off as its so complex ?
Not entirely likely.
A lot of the improvements in vB3 are code and admin related. The user interface, on top of that, is being completely redone with the new Style that we'll see with the approaching Gamma release, and according to Kier and Scott the new Style is innovative and organizes all the new features and aspects very nicely so that it doesn't become overwhelming or intimidating to people new to forums.
Of course, we shouldn't just take their word for it, but with the way they're being all excited as hell about it, I reckon we can at least give them the benefit of the doubt, for now
11-11-2003, 03:41 PM
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