Re: [WebDNA] fastcgi 7+ & [cart]?

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2010


It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 105518
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texte = That is the beauty of collaborative works like Magento they aren't the = labor of one persons vision and efforts but a collection of efforts by = the community, if you want to plug and play with your custom work then = you are going to pay for it. But if you don't mind doing the hard work, = reading the book etc, then its all there for you.=20 I am not saying that you should use Magento, only that it is your = competition when it comes to selling your killer "eCommerce" solution.=20= I use Magento for some sites and I don't see that it is slow. Maybe on = an old box but with todays servers this is not an issue and ken you are = right. Store owners don't care about the technical issues, they just = want it to work.=20 If it was a matter of just writing it and having a "good Commerce = Solution" wouldn't PCS/Smith Micro/WebDNA software already have had the = "killer product".=20 The thing about Magento, or any other commerce product, is that if it = does everything. That means it is going to be heavy and not for the = faint of heart. For us Magento provides a great list of product = requirements, I would hate to see the number of man hours it would take = to rebuild that in webdna. As far as deep customization, well that = applies to any solution with that depth and flexibility. On Jul 6, 2010, at 5:45 PM, Kenneth Grome wrote: >> Magento is free, but it is heavy, slow (even with MySQL=20 >> running on a dedicated box), and a deep customization=20 >> will need a *lot* of work.=20 >=20 > But will most users need to customize it, or will they be able to use = it "out of the box" and be happy with it that way? >=20 >=20 >> WebDNA can be 10 times faster for 10 times less resources=20 >> (RAM, disk space and processor speed).=20 >=20 > The problem with an argument like this is that servers these days = usually have way more resources than even Magento will ever use ... so = the way I look at it, this issue will never convince a buyer to use = something else. >=20 >=20 >> The day someone will write a good Commerce solution=20 >> in WebDNA, he or she will have a killer product... >=20 > If you're right then maybe I should actually consider doing this ... = as soon as I have a bit of free time after completing my work on the = auction site and the two homes I'm renovating right now. Then again = someone else will probably jump on this and finish before I can even get = started. It's all a matter of timing ... :) >=20 > Sincerely, > Kenneth Grome >=20 >=20 >=20 > --------------------------------------------------------- > This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to > the mailing list . > To unsubscribe, E-mail to: > archives: http://mail.webdna.us/list/talk@webdna.us > Bug Reporting: support@webdna.us Associated Messages, from the most recent to the oldest:

    
That is the beauty of collaborative works like Magento they aren't the = labor of one persons vision and efforts but a collection of efforts by = the community, if you want to plug and play with your custom work then = you are going to pay for it. But if you don't mind doing the hard work, = reading the book etc, then its all there for you.=20 I am not saying that you should use Magento, only that it is your = competition when it comes to selling your killer "eCommerce" solution.=20= I use Magento for some sites and I don't see that it is slow. Maybe on = an old box but with todays servers this is not an issue and ken you are = right. Store owners don't care about the technical issues, they just = want it to work.=20 If it was a matter of just writing it and having a "good Commerce = Solution" wouldn't PCS/Smith Micro/WebDNA software already have had the = "killer product".=20 The thing about Magento, or any other commerce product, is that if it = does everything. That means it is going to be heavy and not for the = faint of heart. For us Magento provides a great list of product = requirements, I would hate to see the number of man hours it would take = to rebuild that in webdna. As far as deep customization, well that = applies to any solution with that depth and flexibility. On Jul 6, 2010, at 5:45 PM, Kenneth Grome wrote: >> Magento is free, but it is heavy, slow (even with MySQL=20 >> running on a dedicated box), and a deep customization=20 >> will need a *lot* of work.=20 >=20 > But will most users need to customize it, or will they be able to use = it "out of the box" and be happy with it that way? >=20 >=20 >> WebDNA can be 10 times faster for 10 times less resources=20 >> (RAM, disk space and processor speed).=20 >=20 > The problem with an argument like this is that servers these days = usually have way more resources than even Magento will ever use ... so = the way I look at it, this issue will never convince a buyer to use = something else. >=20 >=20 >> The day someone will write a good Commerce solution=20 >> in WebDNA, he or she will have a killer product... >=20 > If you're right then maybe I should actually consider doing this ... = as soon as I have a bit of free time after completing my work on the = auction site and the two homes I'm renovating right now. Then again = someone else will probably jump on this and finish before I can even get = started. It's all a matter of timing ... :) >=20 > Sincerely, > Kenneth Grome >=20 >=20 >=20 > --------------------------------------------------------- > This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to > the mailing list . > To unsubscribe, E-mail to: > archives: http://mail.webdna.us/list/talk@webdna.us > Bug Reporting: support@webdna.us "Mr. Robert Minor Jr."

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