--- Tim Hart <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > So now that Supercard 4 is out. What are your > opinions? I was reading > in MacWorld and they kind of made a stab at Rev for > waiting so long to > release 2. I have to say it is funny. I mean what > is the hold up. I > don't mean to be a jerk but I don't see how they > could possibly miss > their original announcement by 4 months of just bug > fixing. What is > going on? >
Well, Til, let's see how a group of developers usually ends up in this type of situation : - have a large number of users all asking for extensions for their particular field of work - worst-case scenario extension to this is when you have a bunch of salespeople promising heaven on earth without having a clue as to how much work is needed - have a huge load of brilliant ideas yourself and feel the urge to squeeze them all in - make quick prototypes and horribly underestimate the time needed to not only fully develop them, but also to debug them and subsequently polish the thing 'till it shines - realise late in the project that you'll have to change the line up for either short-term or long-term compatibility - be dependent on another vendor for core technology (MetaCard 2.5 is still in beta, and I don't think that was exactly planned either) - have to find work-arounds for limitations, bugs and incompatibilities at OS level - interrupt your schedule for work that will bring in cash right away rather than getting sucked dry by a project that is already behind schedule - feel the competition breathing down your neck and the subsequent additional feature creep - mix in pressure from a few more angles, and see some people actually underperforming because of it - add bugs because of all this, and you get a very tough product development cycle Of course I have no clue which of the above applies to RunRev. However, having been in the business myself for some time, whilst keeping my eyes open, has shown that the above in some cases culminates in projects that have spun out of control and need the plug pulled (Pink/Taligent/Copland anyone?) However, the fact that we've seen a steady stream of pre-beta updates lately goes to show that no panic is needed. As eager as anyone here on this list to get my grubby little paws on the final version, I have no doubt we'll see a solid upgrade emerging soon. And having been dependent on Microsoft development tools in the past, I'd rather they take their time to do it right, not just ship it. Just my two euro-cents, Jan Schenkel. ===== "As we grow older, we grow both wiser and more foolish at the same time." (La Rochefoucauld) __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Web Hosting - establish your business online http://webhosting.yahoo.com _______________________________________________ use-revolution mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-revolution
