Hello Minto, My vision is a completely generic online environment where applications > can be created through point and click. Sort of like Visual Basic, but > not with the emphasize on de GUI but on the model. This allows for a > really nice prototyping experience. Modifying the model instantly > modifies the application. > Exporting the created prototype as a working Isis application allows to > turn the prototype into a real application. >
I like your vision, anyone who's worked in the financial services industry knows that many business applications are written by business people using spreadsheets. An online environment like this could be the daily tool for next generation of business people. A couple years ago we developed a online environment based on Spring/GAE. In 2011 when VMWare acquired the point-and-click application creation platform WaveMaker[1] we abandoned the project, even if our online tool included nice features (as project sharing, sticky notes, etc) we realize that a small company could not compete with SpringSource. I'm thinking about start over using Apache Isis because, in my opinion, the programming model fits perfectly, but a project like this requires a huge investment in terms of time/effort. Cheers Maurizio [1] http://readwrite.com/2011/03/08/vmware-acquires-point-and-clic 2013/2/2 Minto van der Sluis <[email protected]> > Hi, > > I guess most people involved with Apache Isis or NO in general probably > envision some bigger picture. > > Here's mine: > > My vision is a completely generic online environment where applications > can be created through point and click. Sort of like Visual Basic, but > not with the emphasize on de GUI but on the model. This allows for a > really nice prototyping experience. Modifying the model instantly > modifies the application. > Exporting the created prototype as a working Isis application allows to > turn the prototype into a real application. > > Of course this raises many questions. For instance how to point and > click actions. > > > Op 1-2-2013 18:54, Mohammad Nour El-Din schreef: > > I already have an idea of an application in mind which I have seen used > and > > required by almost all companies I worked for regardless the size of > > business or number of employees > > > > Thoughts ? > > > > NOTE: If more consensus or interest is there I will start a [DISCUSS] > > thread for the main idea and that 1st application > > > > Looking forward to your reply > You definitely made me very curious ;-) > > Regards, > > Minto >
