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7/22/2009 10:58 AM
 
m


Joined: 5/24/2008
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I try to stick to core modules as much as possible, and try to avoid 3rd party modules because in my opinion they are at higher risk of arrested development.

i.e. I don't want my site to rely heavily on a 3rd party module, upgrade to DNN5.1 (or 6 later) and then have it simply not work....

How often do 3rd party modules get broken by upgrading the core? What causes them to break? Shouldn't they run somewhat independently from different tables in the database?

All the third party modules I've purchased have a long history of good support, reviews, patches, multiple previous versions.... transition from ASP.NET 1.1 to 2 to 3.5, etc.

Does anyone know if, as ASP.NET continues to mature, Microsoft plans on always keeping it backwards compatible?  (I believe transition from 1.1 to 2 was a disaster, but I may just know what I'm doing!)

I'd like to start implementing some less established modules in my site, but I don't want to rely on them... any reassurance? 
 
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7/22/2009 11:10 AM
 
Jeff Cochran


Joined: 6/3/2005
Posts: 2799

m wrote


How often do 3rd party modules get broken by upgrading the core?

Frequently.  Pay attention to the module's developer for info.

m wrote

What causes them to break?

Lots of things.  Poor programming, changes to core APIs, unforseen possibilities, they aren't relevant anymore, etc.

m wrote

Shouldn't they run somewhat independently from different tables in the database?

How?  Do you want a third party module that doesn't understand the DNN membership system?  Loads an entirely new client framework API?  Modules will almost always have at least some links to existing DNN functions, that's the whole point of having a development fr4amework.

Jeff
 
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