Thank you for that.
The middle was right where it was needed.
Cheers,
Luis.
Jerry Daniels wrote:
Kay,
All script editors have more things in common than not. That said, GLX2
script editor differs from Rev script editor in several, fundamental ways.
GLX2 has...
- One window and up to 20 tabs for browsing scripts of different objects
- Handler links within scripts so you can jump to a handler nearly anywhere
- Clairvoyance where GLX2 tries to guess the name of the
hander/token/variable/constant you're typing.
- Breadcrumbs that provide a trail of handler names you've been working on
- It's own script colors with two motifs: alabaster and chalkboard
My earlier attempts at solving the problem of scripting and editing
properties (Constellation/Galaxy) were MUCH more cutting edge,
innovative, comprehensive and less derivative of Rev IDE than GLX2. And
I iterated Constellation/Galaxy considerably trying to "please" my users
and give them what they wanted and needed. Galaxy and Constellation were
pretty unsuccessful, too. They even angered some people. I ended up with
cult software. And a small cult.
So why did I un-innovate GLX2? It should be plain by now. The large body
of Rev users didn't want drastic change, but rather a few innovations
and lots of optimization where possible. Why? I have many theories, but
the wallet votes were what I started to count.
But in talking about innovation, I should mention my strong belief that
a product is not just a snapshot of a UI or the code beneath it. A good
app is more like a river than a lake. A river flows and changes. Since
GLX2 came out nearly a year and a half ago, we've published over 300
versions via our auto updater--fixing bugs, adding small enhancements.
that's an average of 20 a month. We have a beta track for the
adventurous. We now have a social-style web site to support it with
precise user control over email and RSS notifications. You get the idea.
Innovation is not only skin deep.
Given all that, I'm pretty certain that I could sell more GLX2 if it was
less innovative and more optimizing in nature. I wouldn't be using it
myself, if that were the case. GLX2 is as little innovation as I can
stand (in a product that i use) at the moment and it's enough like other
Rev IDE components that Kevin Miller is happy to use it. NOTE: Kevin's
pretty conservative Rev user.
Legal action from Runtime Revolution against Daniels & Mara for GLX2?
They'd have to sue themselves, then. They're selling it! I have always
collaborated with the team in Scotland on the above mentioned products
and some others that are about to be released at the RevLive conference
in Las Vegas new month. They're great partners.
Why "should" people buy GLX2? They shouldn't, but they CAN. It's a
choice. Choice is good. Diversity is good. Not everyone has to use the
same tools, speak the same language, walk the same way, etc. Diversity
is the cornerstone of evolution. There's still plenty of differences in
GLX2 vs. Rev script editor to make it a choice.
I have jumped into this conversation in the middle and may have
misunderstood the intent and nature of the whole thing, but I used it as
an opportunity to flog my product and company, regardless. Thanks for
the opportunity.
Best,
Jerry Daniels
Daniels & Mara, Inc.
Makers of GLX2
http://www.daniels-mara.com/glx2 - product site
http://glx2help.ning.com - support site
On Apr 16, 2008, at 3:35 AM, Kay C Lan wrote:
I would think GLX2 is a perfect example. Gee it has a script field
just like
Rev's; has Run, Trace and Step just like Rev's; script colourization
and a
Handler menu just like Rev's; and blimey, Rev's is FREE and you want
me to
pay money for GLX2. Yet there is clearly a large number of people on this
list who vote with their wallet. I may be wrong, and Jerry will probably
correct me, but I imagine it is an intimate knowledge of all that is
wrong
with the Rev script editor; plus an excellent knowledge/focus on
efficiency,
that makes GLX2 such a compelling product. So has Rev taken legal action
against Jerry?
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