Hi everyone, Just wanted to announce something big, and let you behind the scenes a little bit. Periodically we see posts on the Use and Improve lists about using Revolution on a server. We all know what a great language Rev is, and there's been a free server engine out for many years that many people have enjoyed using. I've tried it myself, but found a lot of the same frustrations that other have reported. Finding the right engine, putting it the right place, setting permissions, frustrating and confusing errors. Wading into Linux-land to figure things out. Dealing with ISPs who don't want to spend the effort making things work. A spat of messages on this topic came up recently. I think what you've been asking for boils down to this: "Why can't we have a best-of-breed hosting package combined with a pre-configured Rev server scripting environment, that just works! No hassle!". Well the timing of this discussion was good, as we're now ready to introduce something we've been planning for a while: a proper server version of Revolution.
Its been a fun process developing the service. We've put our newest scripting technology up there, so people can start using short, easy snippets of Rev code in their HTML pages. The engineers have come up with some neat stuff. A new Internet library that is super-fast and low-overhead. A scheme for hooking into the server for live debugging. And they'll have more to bring to the table soon: new syntax for working with databases that is crystal-clear. The plan caught on like wildfire in the office. Everyone had something to contribute. The enthusiasm was palpable both in the offices and in our Skype meetings across the oceans. The result in our brand-new On-Rev Server product, which you can see at http://www.On-Rev.com. With On-Rev, we've put it all together for you. This is an extremely simple, friendly, and easy-to-use server scripting environment compared to anything else out there or any previous Rev server scripting engine. - We've nailed the hosting side of it... you'll find it really attractive compared to whatever you're using now. Ample disk space and bandwidth, world-class data center and screaming fast hardware. Ultra-reliable. The ability to host unlimited domains, spam filtering, one-click installs, the works. No question this is a hosting plan you'd love. - And we've paired it with the alpha release of our amazing new server scripting platform. Already, as of today, you can play with the new server Script Editor and Debugger, using the all-new second-generation server scripting engine. You can a write simple snippet of code, like <?rev put the time ?>, into your HTML page and boom it just works! If there is a problem, you can *step through* your server code and watch all your environment, global and script variables live in real-time! Dear heavens, if you have any love of Rev coding at all, this should rock your world! Not to mention that you'll have the chance to give input and help shape the direction of the service, at the same time you're first in line for all of our new goodies coming down the pike. Ok... there's "one more thing." We appreciate our customers, and we want to make sure everyone has the opportunity to learn and use Rev server scripting. We want to see what you can do! Rev-based content management systems? Online games? A really easy-to-use storefront? Multi-user database systems? We know you can do it! So... to make this irresistible... to make it so you have absolutely no reason not to get into our new server scripting platform at the ground level... we asked one more question: "Can we introduce it at $499 for life?" We ran the numbers and the answer was a resounding YES... as long as we kept it to limited numbers and a very short introductory period, we could do it. Of course we want to reward our loyal customers. But we also want to reward the early adopters who will be vital in helping us shape the service. And we need an active community of people using the platform so that we have lots of experts sharing advice, code for games, blogs, CMS systems...you name it... Now, I already mentioned this is an amazing deal just considering the hosting. Shop around and you'll find this caliber of hosting going for as much as $250 a year or $25/month. (We didn't want to compete with those cramped shared services of "unlimited-but-not-really" for 99 cents a month.) Again, quality hosting. Pay just once now, and never have to worry about your hosting payment again. So that alone is going to save you thousands of dollars over the years for all your domains. But On-Rev is not just hosting, it's a playground where you've got zero-hassle access to the very best server technology we've got to offer. Finally you can make your vision for highly interactive Web 2.0 software a reality! $499 for lifetime hosting on our Rev-optimized server is our gift to the community and we hope you're as excited about it as we are. Get all the details and sign up for the $499 "Founders" special before May 1 at http://www.On-Rev.com Kind regards, Kevin Kevin Miller ~ [email protected] ~ http://www.runrev.com/ Runtime Revolution - User-Centric Development Tools _______________________________________________ use-revolution mailing list [email protected] Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-revolution
