On Mon, 2008-07-21 at 08:23 +0100, Ben Dare wrote: > I'm finding this whole idea very interesting. One concern, not all of us > run slick, up-to-date, computers; would this integrated approach vastly > increase the memory/processor use? Of course that's no excuse for > programing to not move with the times, i just want to know. Would it be > workable to universalise the file format so that every file opened in > every program but you still retained the specific focus of each program > with a general all-round use?
What is needed is cooperative tools that fit together seamlessly. You really don't want one big program that will become completely unmaintainable. Even MS with all their resources has a problem with Windows from this respect never mind then adding every possible application. The internet and web based applications could well end up having the effect though. From a user point of view if you had lots of tools that you could attach to a web page and use these tools interoperably it would be just like having one big program but you would actually be using maybe hundreds of small programs that could interoperate. In that way each can be maintained as long as they comply with the relevant protocols and formats. The snag with OOo is that a lot of the application is lumped into a megalithic chunk of code. It would be far better if there were many smaller programs that could work together seamlessly but could also work independently of each other. -- Ian Ofqual Accredited IT Qualifications A new approach to assessment for learning www.theINGOTs.org - 01827 305940 You have received this email from the following company: The Learning Machine Limited, Reg Office, 36 Ashby Road, Tamworth, Staffordshire, B79 8AQ. Reg No: 05560797, Registered in England and Wales. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
