Hey Kevin,
On 11/13/2012 9:29 AM, Kevin Cully wrote:
Kurt,
I hope that I haven't oversold Real Studio / RealBasic. For Windows
only desktop applications, I still think that VFP has the edge in
development.
Overselling sounds fine by me - nothing wrong with being a RealBasic
Evangelist!
However, for being able to develop one application and compile for
Windows, Mac, and Linux desktop applications, then it is the best tool
I have found. Throw in the ability to develop Web applications as if
you are developing a desktop application (what they call Web 3.0) and
that's a big bucket of win.
Being that I can develop Web Apps - that sounds really enticing - since
my buddy now claims that is what his associates are REALLY Looking for.
Did I mention that you can share business applications and modules
(anything non-UI) between desktop and web applications? That's really
cool.
When you say Non-UI, what does that really mean? Only the data
processing and manipulation routines can be shared?
What about the data. Is it DBF's and/or DBC's like VFP? OR is it
strictly that you tie into a server data source like MySql? Again - just
curious - and trying to figure out what's involved...
Is it perfect? Certainly not. There are bugs that they work through.
Understood.
It's not 64bit yet.
I suspect that is something that they ARE working on - for near future
releases?
Web application deployment is has some complexity and expense. No,
you cannot host a web application on a cheap Linux hosting account
that would be $7/month.
Thanks for that heads-up.
It can't do phone applications just yet (iOS or Android) although they
are working on iOS development. Yes, the web applications can be
"Phone Browser" aware however. (example: Session.OrientationChanged()
fires when the connected device orientation changes. 0=Portrait,
90=Landscape Left, 180=Upside Down, -90=Landscape right.)
So - in essence - although one can NOT Yet make a native mobile app yet
- once Can run a Web app on a mobile device and it will be aware of it
being run on a Mobile device - and screen layout can be made to change
accordingly?
... and ... it's not free or open sourced,
It was mentioned in another e-mail thread that in 2013 - there would be
a "Free" version to use - or at least a version that one could try their
hands at - while there would be a cost to a version for deployment.
Right? I'm curious to know if there is a version now that I could play
with - like a demo version - before laying out cash I don't have. I
would essentially buy the dev. version if I can actually GET this
project I am currently looking into...
...but it's an established company from Austin, TX where the product
has been around for decades now.
That truly IS a Good thing to know.
All I can say is that the same "Fun Factor" I get when developing VFP
applications, I get the same good feelings and productivity developing
RealBasic applications. Your "VFP Mindset" works well in the
application world of RealBasic of Windows, Methods, Events, and
Properties.
Now - THAT Truly makes it enticing for someone like me - a Long time VFP
guy!
Thanks again Kevin for all your input!
-K-
On 11/13/2012 08:32 AM, Dave Crozier wrote:
And - I have even been considering Real Basic as a new option to
develop in - since its so closely related to VFP.
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