Re: New potential project to convert ASP web app
Re: New potential project to convert ASP web app
- Subject: Re: New potential project to convert ASP web app
- From: Tim Worman <email@hidden>
- Date: Thu, 22 Jun 2017 15:53:37 -0700
Hello!
Just answering the initial question re: a place where we can register. I
believe there is a WO LinkedIn group? I’m pretty sure it is part of my network.
Maybe that would be a way to demonstrate an able community.
David’s points are valid as well.
Tim
UCLA GSE&IS
> On Jun 22, 2017, at 3:45 PM, David Black <email@hidden> wrote:
>
> I was a WO Sr. Consulting Engineer with Apple until 2005 and miss working in
> WO a lot! I just set up a dev environment to work on a new personal project
> to get my head back into it. As someone whose had to manage the development
> of new products, it's probably a mistake business-wise to choose such a
> deprecated platform with such a small knowledge-base. Even getting the
> environment spun up with WOLips and WOnder has required deciphering outdated
> resources. As WO was already a hard platform to learn (conceptually), it's
> difficulty is now compounded by tools that aren't as slick as a
> ProjectBuilder/EOModeler/WOBuilder. So while there's a still a small
> community of people who could support a WO app, the availability of an
> engineer(s) might be challenging, and trying to train new support engineers
> would be painful. This is why the businesses with whom I've been working have
> chosen popular (or more simple script-based) backends like RoR, PHP, Python,
> or more mainstream Java frameworks. Trust me...I'd LOVE to have a few
> companies use WO, and if this was a merit-based competition, WO would be a
> great choice. Your point about getting hit by a bus is valid. A bus could mow
> down the entire PHP staff at a company and they'd be back in business the
> next day.
>
>
>
>
>> On Jun 22, 2017, at 10:25 AM, Robert Hanviriyapunt <email@hidden>
>> wrote:
>>
>> Hi everyone,
>>
>> I am a total WebObjects fan (a serious fanatic)! And I have the chance to
>> suggest to a new potential client to have me rework the entire A$P/M$$QL
>> system in WebObjects. My worries are that should I get run over by a bus,
>> whom may I get him in contact with to take over and/or support the system.
>> Anybody still out there? I'm building list to give him confidence there
>> will be available support. Is there a nice place all us WebO developers can
>> register?
>>
>> = Robert =
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