And another clarification: I am not the main man (although i like the sentiment :) behind GData - I am just very vocal .... GData is a team effort and there are lot of people who conributed more than I did to this.
Frank Mantek Google On 5/26/07, Ali Mills <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Mark, > > If I were you, I'd be psyched on the recognition your app's received. > Think about it, your app was showcased in a presentation by Frank > Mantek - the main person behind GData. That's impressive! > > The mobile Google calendar > [ > http://www.asserttrue.com/articles/2006/11/07/flash-lite-1-1-google-calendar > ] > that I wrote hasn't gotten half the attention, and in my opinion, it's > easier to use than your's and Google's. I say that because it's fast > and familiar. The UI matches that of Google's desktop calendar widget > (familiar UI), and it launches from the phone's deck (fast to get to). > Plus, the data comes in as a binary bundle, so the data packet is > super compact and loads very quickly. The app works so well that I > use it everyday! > > I mention my app because I finished it last September and posted an > announcement to this list about it in response to a request to share > cool applications > [http://googledataapis.blogspot.com/2006/10/isnt-it-cool-when.html], > but no one on this list expressed any interest. I'd have been stoked > if my app got the attention that mobileGCAL got. Again, I compliment > you. Good work! > > I suspected that the lack of interest to my app had to do with the > strong opposition to SWF technology at Google - not that any > non-Google GData developers should have cared about what I built, but > I was surprised that no one from Google commented. That suspicion was > enforced when I asked Google for support > [ > http://groups.google.com/group/google-help-dataapi/browse_thread/thread/e1fe326519c01bf2/019d2d202833e60c?lnk=gst&q=alimills&rnum=2#019d2d202833e60c > ] > with building an ActionScript GData layer, and again was met with > silence. I dunno, since then I went ahead and built the parts of an > ActionScript GData library that I needed. It works great! > > I'm rambling... I'll be attending Google Developer Day in Mountain > View next week. I'll be at the GData and Geo talks (got a fun mapping > idea brewing). I'd love to meet anyone interested in GData, Flash, > Flex, ActionScript, mobile, calendars, and maps. If anyone on this > list is interested in accessing GData from a SWF or mobile > calendaring, I'd be excited to chat. Shoot me an email off list! > > Nice job with mobileGCAL mark, and great work with GData Frank. > > Have fun! > > > Ali > > > On 5/25/07, mark999 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Frank, > > > > Feel free to use it, I'm dead in the water anyway. My compliments on a > > World Class API. I'd have liked to have done more with it but, > > unfortunately, I must be moving in another direction. Sorry about the > > harsh words above but my application blows away that piece of crap the > > Calendar folks released the other day. > > > > I was looking forward to the next step of dynamic language > > presentation but I don't believe it will be necessary now. You're a > > real gentleman and thank you for the opportunity you presented me. > > It's nice to think that at least some of the people at Google adhere > > to their motto. > > > > Mark > > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Google Calendar Data API" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/google-calendar-help-dataapi?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
