on 6/6/01 12:05 PM, "Jim McNeill" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Thanks to all for the many replies on this. I now have some decent pointers
> to attack the howtos.
>
> Reading the overview again I see that Turbine is squarely aimed at
> "experienced Java programmers", rather than those like myself who have only
> recently picked up a cheapo copy of Sybex's "Java 2 Complete" and downloaded
> NetBeans. What the hey - I'm smitten, and Turbine is the path I'm taking.
> But I'll try not to waste anyone's time further with dumb questions.
>
> Turbine for Dummies anyone?
>
> Cheers
> Jim McNeill
The idea behind Turbine is that someone with enough Java experience can get
things setup and build an application that anyone can customize the UI/IA
of.
Building high end web applications is not for the faint of heart.
Tools like WebObjects and other GUI builder app servers try to get you there
and they do a good job for the most part, but they tend to fall apart when
you need to do something that is "outside of the box" because they require
you to learn quite a bit about them as well as software development. In
other words, you are back at square one, except that you paid a bazillion $
for them. :-)
I tend to shy away from drag and drop easy systems because I have been
burned before by them.
-jon
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"Open source is not available to commercial companies."
-Steve Balmer, CEO Microsoft
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