Re: Read and weep
This WebDNA talk-list message is from 2003
It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 53956
interpreted = N
texte = Most of what you say is, sadly, too true, John. Unfortunately, marketing = is a battle of perceptions, not of products. Beta was better than VHS and = MacOS better than Windows, yet they both lost because their owners thought = the superior product would win in the end. It depresses the hell out of me, but, there it is. ----------------------------------------------- On Wednesday, 12 November 2003 6:19 AM, John Peacock
= wrote: >Andrew Thompson wrote: > >> http://www.zend.com/zend/aboutphp.php >>=20 > >So what! Big deal! > >PHP is a development environment (as are Perl and ASP and ColdFusion and .= ...).=20 >You can do a lot of neat things with it and it is very flexible. When = you=20 >install it, you have a blank slate, ready for you to develop your system. = You=20 >can download someone else's code and run it, but it will be of unknown = quality=20 >(remember that you get what you pay for). > >WebCatalog is a turnkey e-commerce application, which just so happens to = also=20 >includes a development environment. You can install it, add some data, = and you=20 >are up and running. You can also use WebCatalog as a framework for your = own=20 >development, using its built-in features in new and exciting >ways. > >These are two completely different concepts. If you want to use PHP, = feel free!=20 > There is no need to bring it up here, like there is something wrong = with=20 >WebCatalog because it costs money. In fact, if you are offended that = WebCatalog=20 >is (by some measures) an expensive package, I strongly urge you to go = develop=20 >your own e-commerce application in PHP. Only after you have struggled to=20 >replicate the many built-in capabilities of WebDNA will you appreciate it = for=20 >what it is. > >John > >--=20 >John Peacock >Director of Information Research and Technology >Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group >4501 Forbes Boulevard >Suite H >Lanham, MD 20706 >301-459-3366 x.5010 >fax 301-429-5748 > > >------------------------------------------------------------- >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/ > ------------------------------------------------------------- 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/
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Most of what you say is, sadly, too true, John. Unfortunately, marketing = is a battle of perceptions, not of products. Beta was better than VHS and = MacOS better than Windows, yet they both lost because their owners thought = the superior product would win in the end. It depresses the hell out of me, but, there it is. ----------------------------------------------- On Wednesday, 12 November 2003 6:19 AM, John Peacock = wrote: >Andrew Thompson wrote: > >> http://www.zend.com/zend/aboutphp.php >>=20 > >So what! Big deal! > >PHP is a development environment (as are Perl and ASP and ColdFusion and .= ...).=20 >You can do a lot of neat things with it and it is very flexible. When = you=20 >install it, you have a blank slate, ready for you to develop your system. = You=20 >can download someone else's code and run it, but it will be of unknown = quality=20 >(remember that you get what you pay for). > >WebCatalog is a turnkey e-commerce application, which just so happens to = also=20 >includes a development environment. You can install it, add some data, = and you=20 >are up and running. You can also use WebCatalog as a framework for your = own=20 >development, using its built-in features in new and exciting >ways. > >These are two completely different concepts. If you want to use PHP, = feel free!=20 > There is no need to bring it up here, like there is something wrong = with=20 >WebCatalog because it costs money. In fact, if you are offended that = WebCatalog=20 >is (by some measures) an expensive package, I strongly urge you to go = develop=20 >your own e-commerce application in PHP. Only after you have struggled to=20 >replicate the many built-in capabilities of WebDNA will you appreciate it = for=20 >what it is. > >John > >--=20 >John Peacock >Director of Information Research and Technology >Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group >4501 Forbes Boulevard >Suite H >Lanham, MD 20706 >301-459-3366 x.5010 >fax 301-429-5748 > > >------------------------------------------------------------- >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/ > ------------------------------------------------------------- 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/
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