Re: WO PR
Re: WO PR
- Subject: Re: WO PR
- From: Paul Lynch <email@hidden>
- Date: Wed, 23 Aug 2006 19:36:26 +0100
On 23 Aug 2006, at 18:11, email@hidden wrote:
I wrote most of the wikipedia entry on WebObjects, including the
bit in the
intro about WO's declining position in the marketplace (see below).
We need to remember that Wikipedia is designed for entries of
encyclopedic
standard... it's most definately not a PR site for WebObjects or
anything
else!
I took a long hard look at that entry when I first came across it -
some time ago - but I couldn't find much to fault, although the
general tone is more downbeat than I would like. I think "tone" is
something that it is permissible to upgrade :-).
One thing:
With many early adopters having since switched to alternative
technologies,
I didn't think this was entirely fair. With any technology, most
early adopters will switch sooner or later; that is the nature of
being an early adopter.
A fair (ie not just WO propoganda) comaprision with Rails could
usefully be attached to the "OSS Alternatives" section.
And possibly we could write a proper disadvantages section here? eg
"Disadvantages of WebObjects
Apart from the compelling advantages listed above, a number of
disadvantages should also be considered:
- Closed source. WebObjects is a proprietary package, all source
being controlled closely by Apple.
- Apple ownership. Some businesses try to avoid involvement with
Apple technologies, for whatever reasons they might have, logical or
otherwise.
- Small deployed base. There is not a large pool of trained
developers to plunder to staff a new project, and this is often
claimed as the main reason a project passes over WebObjects."
That isn't meant to be either complete or accurate - an ideal
Wikipedia entry, I suppose.
Paul (like Jerry, another non-WWDC attendee, aka mushroom)
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