Re: WebDNA for Dummies
This WebDNA talk-list message is from 2004
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texte = Problems: 1) Most of us are self-employed or work for small organizations and don't have the time to dedicate to a volunteer project. 2) The audience is too small to make it a viable independent business venture. There's a kind of catch-22 situation at work that requires an external influence (such as financial backing from SMSI) to turn the tables enough to get a good third-party reference/tutorial in motion. Not enough documentation to support the market, and not enough market to support the development of documentation. Numerous attempts at organizing web sites, alternative forums, etc. have failed to gather enough momentum to become self-sustaining. If SMSI is serious about promoting WebDNA as an alternative to ASP, ColdFusion, WebObjects, PHP and the like, getting third-party documentation on the shelves at Borders and Amazon would certainly be a key to market growth. It is, however, an expensive and risky venture. Were the money available to support the effort and offset the loss of billable hours to my clients, I'd certainly be interested in participating in such a project. - brian On Mar 3, 2004, at 8:13 AM, Marc Kaiwi wrote: > I know that you guys have talked about this a lot in the past but it's > a worthwhile project. > > A few of you DNA list folks really should get together and write a > WebDNA reference/tutorial. All you need is a good outline to get > started. It could be written completely online and maybe even someday > a pulp copy published. I know you guys could do it. > > Heck, if I had the money to take the time, I'd do it myself! > > Good luck, > > MK ------------------------------------------------------------- This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list
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Problems: 1) Most of us are self-employed or work for small organizations and don't have the time to dedicate to a volunteer project. 2) The audience is too small to make it a viable independent business venture. There's a kind of catch-22 situation at work that requires an external influence (such as financial backing from SMSI) to turn the tables enough to get a good third-party reference/tutorial in motion. Not enough documentation to support the market, and not enough market to support the development of documentation. Numerous attempts at organizing web sites, alternative forums, etc. have failed to gather enough momentum to become self-sustaining. If SMSI is serious about promoting WebDNA as an alternative to ASP, ColdFusion, WebObjects, PHP and the like, getting third-party documentation on the shelves at Borders and Amazon would certainly be a key to market growth. It is, however, an expensive and risky venture. Were the money available to support the effort and offset the loss of billable hours to my clients, I'd certainly be interested in participating in such a project. - brian On Mar 3, 2004, at 8:13 AM, Marc Kaiwi wrote: > I know that you guys have talked about this a lot in the past but it's > a worthwhile project. > > A few of you DNA list folks really should get together and write a > WebDNA reference/tutorial. All you need is a good outline to get > started. It could be written completely online and maybe even someday > a pulp copy published. I know you guys could do it. > > Heck, if I had the money to take the time, I'd do it myself! > > Good luck, > > MK ------------------------------------------------------------- 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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