On 5/14/2012 11:20 AM, Ed Leafe wrote: > On May 14, 2012, at 10:02 AM, Kurt Wendt wrote: > >> This idea to convert the VFP app into another Tech - I am essentially >> doing it on my own. Things have gotten slow for me at work here recently >> - so, I have the time to work on something like this. But, I know that >> they will NOT go out and buy new SW to dev. with - so, that's another >> reason why I don't think RS is a good option for me here. > > You should decide what type of app you want to create using that other > "tech": a web app, a desktop app, or something that tries to be both. If you > go the web app, there are tons of web frameworks out there. Ruby on Rails is > probably the best known, with Django (Python) also pretty popular. PHP is > another choice for the web, but seriously, I wouldn't go that route. While > being very powerful, it's also very easy to create messy applications. The > framework approach makes that less likely. > > If you're going the desktop app route, you know I'm going to recommend > Dabo, which is one of the few desktop app frameworks in any open source > language (we use Python). Truth is, most of the focus in the open source > world is on the web, and desktop apps are treated like so much 90s nostalgia. > That's why we focused on that niche.
You're spot on with that comment, Ed. So many think that EVERYTHING should be a web app. (*Cough*_Stephen*Cough*) -- Mike Babcock, MCP MB Software Solutions, LLC President, Chief Software Architect http://mbsoftwaresolutions.com http://fabmate.com http://twitter.com/mbabcock16 _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[email protected] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
