On 9/3/07, Herouth Maoz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I'm sick-sick-sick and tired > of writing yet-another-page that displays data from a database.
.. > The truth is that all web applications are just sugar coated > information systems, and nowadays, with Ajax, they are really no > different than the client-server applications people used to write > back in the late '80s and early '90s. > > ... but really, there is no challenge in LAMP other > than trying to overcome the limitations of the browsers and the HTTP > protocol. Herouth, I feel your pain. It seems that even Web 2.0 and Flash didn't change the essentials of web apps being information systems -- transient throw-away ones. On the other hand, I also remember sitting with Lior few years ago, him showing me what he does for his clients with Drupal, all excited about it. But Lior likes the business side too: that's why he does his Drupal jobs on a freelance basis and that's why he's excited about things like realizing a customer's vision. I guess you're pretty sick of clients who always seem ungrateful, don't have a clear idea of what they want (so it becomes part of your job to define it, sometimes having to guess) - and eventually can't tell a quality app from a sloppy one. I think Lior sees those clients as a challenge. Lior thinks it his job to help a clueless client make up his mind about what he wants; not less of a job than the technical one. He has what it takes to enjoy LAMP: great people skills and not being a perfectionist. This way you can churn out dozens of e-commerce sites, while enjoying the business problems and interaction with the clients.
