Re: Use of finalize methods in WO
Re: Use of finalize methods in WO
- Subject: Re: Use of finalize methods in WO
- From: Chuck Hill <email@hidden>
- Date: Thu, 21 Aug 2008 11:16:57 -0700
On Aug 21, 2008, at 11:05 AM, David Avendasora wrote:
On Aug 21, 2008, at 11:47 AM, Nilton Lessa wrote:
On 21/08/2008, at 12:06, Alex Horovitz wrote:
On Aug 21, 2008, at 9:51 AM, Nilton Lessa wrote:
:-) In this report there are pearls like : "Webobjects is a
framework in disuse". ...sigh....
In disguise??? Back when I was at NeXT we called it the WebObjects
Framework. Not really much of a disguise if you have it in the f'n
name.
Maybe I hadn't choosen the right word to translate their spetacular
analysis: "Webobjects is a framework not being used anymore". And
this conclusion comes from a large technology consulting company.
We discussed this phenomenon last night at the WO NoVA group.
Consulting companies almost always get paid by the man-hour. If a
project can be done in 1/10th the time with WO as it can be with
another tech it is actually a disincentive for the consulting
company to recommend WO because they'll make 1/10th the money off
the project. That's their flawed perspective.
Or they might consider WO to the their competitive advantage.
It is a conflict of interest for an external company to define what
the best technology is for a job that they are going to develop.
Period.
I don't know that I would agree with that. I'd not want to hire an
external company to develop something and then mandate they use a
technology that they are unfamiliar with.
It is in the consulting companies best interest to bill as many
hours as possible without getting sued. How they go about that is
very rarely also in the best interest of the customer.
If the consulting company views their best interest as keeping the
customer happy and getting additional projects going forward, then
it is far more likely that the tech that they choose will be the
best for the customer as well. This is exceedingly rare.
We exist. I do, I really do.
Sorry to sound so bleak, but I'd say that a majority of WO projects
out there are in-house projects where a working application with a
minimal amount of development time is really in _everyone's_ best
interests.
That is probably true, but there are consulting companies out there (I
can think of several) that make a significant portion of their money
on WO work.
Chuck
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Chuck Hill Senior Consultant / VP Development
Practical WebObjects - for developers who want to increase their
overall knowledge of WebObjects or who are trying to solve specific
problems.
http://www.global-village.net/products/practical_webobjects
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