On Sep 11, 2010, at 9:46 AM, Mike Schrag wrote:

>> I wonder how many people still use D2W ?   
> my impression is that this number is increasing, not decreasing. with modern 
> look, you can now out-of-the-box get a decent looking app; and david, ramsey, 
> and the others have been doing a good job of building up training content 
> (via wowodc) for the community to learn about.

I can confirm that D2W use is increasing dramatically.  It is finally becoming 
a mainstream WO technology after many years of languishing in a backwater 
mostly penetrated only my Anjo and a few others.


>> I would say fold project wonder into WO
> not really something the community can do

Nor should.  Having fully open source extensions outside of Apple is a Very 
Good Thing, IMO.


>> bring back WOB in HTML 5 
>> Even if you make WOB a stand alone Apple Dev App
> if you mean for apple to do this, it's not going to happen ... if someone 
> wants to make this app, that's great.

It exists.  I saw it at WOWODC and it was a very nice implementation, quite 
impressive.  However, it is the internal tool of a company whose business is 
not making dev tools so I have no idea if it will ever see the light of day.



>> leaving WO open-source
> not going to happen
> 
>> If D2W is outdated - dump it
> it's not
> 
>> Get on the tutorials - it is the way forward
> tutorials, screencasts, and easier install procedures, yes
> 
>> You could even pick real apps to to a tutorial and all the gurus could join 
>> it.
> 
>> This may be far fetched but just think - If all you guys got together and 
>> say did a tutorial based on a WO-ebay 
>> you could even launch it and share in the profits.
> i don't see this happening, personally, but if other people want to do it, 
> that's awesome. i think this is shooting a little high ("hey guys, quit your 
> jobs and build a startup ... and then open-source it and give it to us!")

Yeah, count me out.  I have bills to pay.


Chuck


>> get rid of the fragmentation
> not sure what fragmentation you mean .. 5.3 vs 5.4?
> 
>> one click install and be ready to rock
> yep
> 
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