Re: On a related topic

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2006


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texte = John Peacock wrote: > I don't know what is going on with SmithMicro and I don't know why 6.1 > has been delayed for so long. At this point, however, I also don't > care. We have made a significant investment in WebCatalog, both in the > Enterprise license and more importantly in the development of our sites, > and it has paid for itself *many* times over. We aren't moving away > from WebCat any time soon. > > I am also somewhere between Hacker and Guru in the "Seven Stages of a > Perl Programmer": I'm somewhere between glass artist, designer and programmer in the seven stages of insanity. but I will say that WebDNA allows me to enjoy a non-cryptic language that has real power. As far as support, I think most of us would be happy with the minimal efforts of keeping it compatible with the latest OS's and keeping it robust (eliminating bugs and such). Am I right? The problem is.. just keeping it robust isn't going to draw as many new customers with the current pricing structure. I would think that the price would have to come down for it to be seen as a viable solution over cold fusion. For folks weighing the two, Adobe (previously Macromedia) sure makes an appealing presentation. Donovan -- =o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o DONOVAN D. BROOKE EUCA Design Center <- Web Development (specializing in eCommerce),-> <- Custom Paint, Labels, and Specialty Signage. -> <- Home and Business Embellishment/Fabrication, -> <- Glass Blowing, and Art Glass -> PH/FAX:> 1 (608) 835-2476 Web:> http://www.egg.bz | http://www.euca.us =o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o ------------------------------------------------------------- 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 Web Archive of this list is at: http://webdna.smithmicro.com/ Associated Messages, from the most recent to the oldest:

    
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John Peacock wrote: > I don't know what is going on with SmithMicro and I don't know why 6.1 > has been delayed for so long. At this point, however, I also don't > care. We have made a significant investment in WebCatalog, both in the > Enterprise license and more importantly in the development of our sites, > and it has paid for itself *many* times over. We aren't moving away > from WebCat any time soon. > > I am also somewhere between Hacker and Guru in the "Seven Stages of a > Perl Programmer": I'm somewhere between glass artist, designer and programmer in the seven stages of insanity. but I will say that WebDNA allows me to enjoy a non-cryptic language that has real power. As far as support, I think most of us would be happy with the minimal efforts of keeping it compatible with the latest OS's and keeping it robust (eliminating bugs and such). Am I right? The problem is.. just keeping it robust isn't going to draw as many new customers with the current pricing structure. I would think that the price would have to come down for it to be seen as a viable solution over cold fusion. For folks weighing the two, Adobe (previously Macromedia) sure makes an appealing presentation. Donovan -- =o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o DONOVAN D. BROOKE EUCA Design Center <- Web Development (specializing in eCommerce),-> <- Custom Paint, Labels, and Specialty Signage. -> <- Home and Business Embellishment/Fabrication, -> <- Glass Blowing, and Art Glass -> PH/FAX:> 1 (608) 835-2476 Web:> http://www.egg.bz | http://www.euca.us =o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o ------------------------------------------------------------- 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 Web Archive of this list is at: http://webdna.smithmicro.com/ Donovan Brooke

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