On the issue of swordfish and the idea of using RB to generate web code, I have updated a questionnaire on my Squirt website which is intended to gauge interest in conversion of RB to other languages, such as ASP, JavaScript etc.
Squirt is an ongoing in-house RB project to allow translation of RB projects to C++ and C++ to RB: http://13flatfive.com/ The questionnaire is in the above web site, or can be viewed via the following link: http://pub16.bravenet.com/vote/vote.php?usernum=1312170829 On 1/2/07 11:28, "Tom Benson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>> >>> I think it would be a compelling offering for many businesses to >>> be able to come in and say you'll write them an application that >>> runs on any of their desktops and you'll also give them a web >>> version, too. >> Sure, but I think you have to accept two things- Flash is really >> pretty limited when compared to any programming language, and at >> best will be full of workarounds and sad limitations, so that even >> if you could build to a Flash version of your app, you'll likely >> have to redesign the whole thing anyway, only to end up with >> something inferior. The second thing is web programming isn't that >> tough and working with more robust tools there would allow you to >> deliver a product that won't cause someone to curse your name, plus >> broaden your programming experience. The idea of one tool for every >> job is naive at best. Sure I can chip through a tree limb with a >> Swiss Army Knife, but if I remember to bring something appropriate, >> I'll spare myself a great deal of pain. > > Was I away when Swordfish got shot down in flames, or is RS just > hoping that we're all going to forget that they promised us a Web > Target, which was supposed to ship sometime in 2006 if I recall... > > Well, here's one punter who's still waiting, and could honestly use > it, even if it only encompasses a limited subset of the API (like > console apps). > > ASP pretty much is interpreted BASIC, at least give us an ASP target > if Swordfish is not going to happen. > > - Tom > _______________________________________________ > Unsubscribe or switch delivery mode: > <http://www.realsoftware.com/support/listmanager/> > > Search the archives of this list here: > <http://support.realsoftware.com/listarchives/lists.html> > _______________________________________________ Unsubscribe or switch delivery mode: <http://www.realsoftware.com/support/listmanager/> Search the archives of this list here: <http://support.realsoftware.com/listarchives/lists.html>
