Re: [slightly OT] WebCat vs. WebObjects ;)

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texte = At 5:43 PM 4/11/00, Parker wrote:>I know that this is a loaded question and difficult to>answer, but could someone explain some>advantages/disadvantages/comparisons between WebCatalog and>WebObjects (specifically on MacOS X Server would be nice,>but I'll take anything I can get).I think they are more like apples & oranges than most comparisons.>I currently use WebCatalog for some very small sites I've>done and enjoy it well enough,WebCatalog scales surprisingly well-- it's optimized for online store & catalog functions, especially searching (which can be applied to non-eCommerce solutions as well).>but my WebObjects CD that>came with MacOS X Server still stares at me everyday just>waiting to be installed and explored. I'm just wondering if>I should focus on one or the other (don't want to spread>myself too thin)WebObjects is not really free. You still need to pay a hefty amount for a deployment license, plus the learning curve is much steeper than WebCatalog.Plus in most cases you are paying separately to license, develop and deploy the database itself (Oracle, Sybase, etc.).>Everything I've read so far indicates that they do very>similar things. What about the future?I appreciate the fact that WebCatalog also runs great on Mac OS 9 (not just OS X Server), but I'm biased on that point.-Jay-------------Jay Gonzales mailto:jay@smithmicro.comStarNine Technologies, Inc. Phone: 510-649-49492550 Ninth Street, Ste. 112 Fax : 510-548-5959Berkeley, CA 94710 Toll-free: 800-525-2580USA -------------------------------------------------------------This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list .To unsubscribe, E-mail to: To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to Associated Messages, from the most recent to the oldest:

Re: [slightly OT] WebCat vs. WebObjects ;) (Jay Gonzales 2000)
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[slightly OT] WebCat vs. WebObjects ;) (Parker 2000)

At 5:43 PM 4/11/00, Parker wrote:>I know that this is a loaded question and difficult to>answer, but could someone explain some>advantages/disadvantages/comparisons between WebCatalog and>WebObjects (specifically on MacOS X Server would be nice,>but I'll take anything I can get).I think they are more like apples & oranges than most comparisons.>I currently use WebCatalog for some very small sites I've>done and enjoy it well enough,WebCatalog scales surprisingly well-- it's optimized for online store & catalog functions, especially searching (which can be applied to non-eCommerce solutions as well).>but my WebObjects CD that>came with MacOS X Server still stares at me everyday just>waiting to be installed and explored. I'm just wondering if>I should focus on one or the other (don't want to spread>myself too thin)WebObjects is not really free. You still need to pay a hefty amount for a deployment license, plus the learning curve is much steeper than WebCatalog.Plus in most cases you are paying separately to license, develop and deploy the database itself (Oracle, Sybase, etc.).>Everything I've read so far indicates that they do very>similar things. What about the future?I appreciate the fact that WebCatalog also runs great on Mac OS 9 (not just OS X Server), but I'm biased on that point.-Jay-------------Jay Gonzales mailto:jay@smithmicro.comStarNine Technologies, Inc. Phone: 510-649-49492550 Ninth Street, Ste. 112 Fax : 510-548-5959Berkeley, CA 94710 Toll-free: 800-525-2580USA -------------------------------------------------------------This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list .To unsubscribe, E-mail to: To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to Jay Gonzales

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