Hi Gene, Yes, this is a tough question. But don't be hard on yourself, Witango can still have a place somewhere in your organization I'm sure.
With regards to mainstream acceptance, I'd recommend Visual Studio .NET (the latest release is known as Visual Studio 2005, and runs under .NET 2.0). As a development tool, it's much more mainstream than Oracle's tool offerings. The .NET Framework comes with a built-in Oracle client, so database connectivity is not an issue. It's a non-trivial learning curve, but what non-witango platform wouldn't be? The new Express editions are free, and much easier on newbies. Here's a few links. http://msdn.microsoft.com/asp.net/ http://www.asp.net http://forums.asp.net (197,381 members) The Standard and Professional versions are non-free, but affordable. Couple Visual Studio with 100's of drag-and-drop Controls (free and paid), and you can be very productive very quickly. http://www.asp.net/default.aspx?tabindex=2&tabid=31 And there is no server licenses if you're already a Windows shop. Hope that helps. >From ~ Scott Cadillac, Software Programmer For Hire Email ~ [EMAIL PROTECTED] Phone ~ 403-254-5002 Web ~ http://www.xmlx.ca Mail ~ XML-Extranet P.O. Box 69006 RPO Bridlewood SW Calgary, Alberta Canada T2Y 4T9 > -----Original Message----- > From: Wolf, Gene [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, December 13, 2005 2:37 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Witango-Talk: Tough question > > I hate asking this question but most of you have either > faced this question from your customers or management in the > past or have addressed it yourselves. I figured I'd go to the > people who know best. > > I have been strongly encouraged by my management to look > for and train my people in a more mainstream product. They > have been very patient (3 years now) and very pleased with > the productivity that my group can deliver with Witango. > However they can't take it upstairs to corporate. They can't > find it in any trades, they can't find mention of it in any > recent reviews, they can't find people who know it locally, > etc. It makes them nervous. Hence the encouragement to move on. > > Witango has been a great tool for me for 10 years. I've > been here since the Everyware days. However I understand > management's nervousness. My question is, what mainstream > product comes close to doing what Witango does? We're looking > at Visual Studio, Oracle HTML DB, and some other tools. Some > are slicker than Witango in that you can create templates, > etc, but none come close to ease of use. > > Anyone have any suggestion for a migration path? We're a > Windows shop currently using MS SQL Server but transitioning > to Oracle. Thanks for any suggestions you can give. > > > > ______________________________________________________________ > __________ > TO UNSUBSCRIBE: Go to http://www.witango.com/developer/maillist.taf > ________________________________________________________________________ TO UNSUBSCRIBE: Go to http://www.witango.com/developer/maillist.taf
