> * Because the syntax is used in other popular programming languages? > > News flash to Lynn Fredricks: the way for Runtime Revolution > to differentiate itself from competitors and attract > developers from other platforms is to adopt the syntax of its > most successful > competitors. NOT!
Aha, I am named in this thread! Hi Rob, Im going to (soon) write something more at length about this on the forums but, there is a challenge in differentiating yourself from competitors - that could also result in exacerbating barriers to entry. A GREAT example of this is Director. Not so long ago (in Director years), Director added Javascript support. This was the Macromedia answer to the barrier to learning Lingo. Im not saying you can expect Javascript to show itself in Revolution. But this is one way a large market leader modified their strategy to lower the barrier of entry to bring on new developers. Developers who loved Lingo didn't have to change what they do. Backwards compatibility is in almost any case a plus. Lowering barriers to entry are a necessity no matter what you are selling. Without making any sort of specific commitment by saying so, it makes sense to me that adding features that lower barriers but do not impact backward compatibility is a good thing and worth pursuing. Best regards, Lynn Fredricks Worldwide Business Operations Runtime Revolution, Ltd _______________________________________________ use-revolution mailing list use-revolution@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-revolution