I get very frustrated with RedDot because of the poor documentation. That said, as I am learning I realize that what I thought was "difficult" is actually RedDots way of allowing the developer more freedom. And I am starting to appreciate the open work environment. I struggle a lot, as I am a novice, but I do love the power of RedDot, and I am the cheerleader here for pushing the capabilities further and further. I just wish they had better training materials. The navigation manager was a beast for me to grasp. Now I get it! Well, mostly :)
On Nov 17, 3:06 pm, "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi Wayne, > > Thanks for your considered response. As you cleverly guessed > "a1234587" is NOT actually my real name :-) I'm concerned that > negative comments may damage the relationship between the company I > work for and the RedDot suppliers, so I'm erring on the side of > caution. > > I AM using emotive language and, yes, you guessed again: I've had a > bad year with RedDot. Full disclosure time: this is the longest I've > spent using a CMS product, and I'm sure they all have their flaws, and > there may not be a more suitable product out there; if that were true, > however, my levels of despair would only increase. One possibility I'm > exploring is that any product that tries to do as much as RedDot will > be flawed - maybe a single product trying to offer all that > functionality is simply problematic from the get-go. Especially when > all that functionality is not necessarily required; very large > websites may well be a more appropriate market than small-to-medium. > > On Nov 17, 7:44 pm, Wayne Bouwmeester <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > > Hi a1234587, if that is indeed your real name :) > > I've been using RedDot now, as an implementer, for slightly more than > > 6 years and I whole heatedly disagree with your post. > > > RedDot is not a terrible piece of software, and it doesn't have a HUGE > > amount of problems, although I guess that's a relative term, and > > really depends on how things have been setup for you. > > There are several very large websites powered by RedDot, and they seem > > to be up and running. > > It has it's quirks, same as any other software, but if it were a bunch > > of crap (my words, not yours), it would have tanked years ago because > > people wouldn't by it. > > In the end, the benefits far outweigh the glitches. If you think the > > amount of $ a client pays for the software, think about how much the > > executives at Hummingbird, and later OpenText paid to acquire it. > > People are always going to complain about it, because people like to > > complain - I like to complain. > > The complaints only gain credibility when a better option can be > > shown, for the same price. > > > Sounds like you just had a bad day - or maybe a bad year - I've had > > some "I hate RedDot" days but in the end, I love working with the > > product. > > Kinda like my love/hate relationship with the stuff Microsoft puts > > out, but it's kept me employed for 12 years. > > > I notice this is your only post to the group - maybe we can help you > > with your frustrations - if you post them here. > > In any event, hope your RedDot problems improve! > > Wayne. > > > On Nov 17, 9:51 am, "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" > > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > All, > > > > I've been using RedDot for slightly more than a year now, and I've > > > taken as much as I can. I finally have to get the HUGE amount of > > > problems, bugs, and general complaints about this terrible piece of > > > software off my chest. Building a decent CMS is hard, of course, but > > > if you can't do it right, certainly don't charge huge amounts of money > > > for it. > > > > My opinionated ramblings are here: > > > >http://reddotgripes.blogspot.com/ > > > > All comments welcome. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RedDot CMS Users" group. To post to this group, send email to RedDot-CMS-Users@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/RedDot-CMS-Users?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
