> > I used to teach and develop Spectra applications and I was pretty > > highly sought after for it too. > > Aye, I remember standing in the rain outside a conference once, > waiting for Spike to autograph my left boobie... heheheheheh >
Yeah, I remember that and you had to wait until I got to Brisbane to get my dental autograph on your arm :-) *snip* > Wasn't Spectra's default setup just that a "demo" and they kind of > assumed / wanted you to make your own IDE if you will for it..... i > only touched Spectra briefly and i made lots of hello world mini apps > out of it hehe. Yeah, without sitting down with a lot of either beer or paper, or possibly both it's hard to give a straight answer that one. Another telling statistic for the Spectra chronicles. > > > That's one major difference. > > > > Another is that Spectra was trying to get into a market already > > occupied by big vendors with big budgets to push. Flex is trying to > > get into a market where there aren't currently any competitors. > > > > Spectra was a great tool, but it was extremely difficult to show > > people why it was good without investing a huge amount in the sale. > > > > Flex is a great tool that provides lots of examples and documentation > > to show people why it is good. The people who object to Flex purely on > > price either aren't building the right kind of apps for Flex, or > > haven't had a decent look at the ROI that they're likely to get. > > *wipes a tear* - you had me at "Flex is a great tool". > > bravo ol man, bravo. > I am also available for parties, barmitzvahs and weddings ;-) Spike -- -------------------------------------------- Stephen Milligan Code poet for hire http://www.spike.org.uk Do you cfeclipse? http://cfeclipse.tigris.org --- You are currently subscribed to cfaussie as: [email protected] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Aussie Macromedia Developers: http://lists.daemon.com.au/
