This is sad news. Hermann was a LiveCode Pioneer and such a great resource to LiveCode users and LiveCode itself pushing at the boundaries of what you can do with LiveCode and HTML 5 and as Heather mentioned pushed livecode staff to realize more of its potential.
He made so much code freely available to other users showing us possibilities we may not have realized and was always ready to assist other users with questions on the list. I am glad to see that legacy is being preserved. This reminds me of another LiveCode pioneer Mark Smith who passed away too young. His work has been preserved as well. http://marksmith.on-rev.com/revstuff/ http://www.pdslabs.net/the-mark-smith-collection/ I think it would be good to have a way to commemorate people like Hermann and Mark with something like an annual online lecture or award presented annually to other pioneers or contributors to the LiveCode in their honour. Martin Koob > On Dec 4, 2020, at 7:07 AM, Heather Laine via use-livecode > <use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: > > Dear List Folks, > > I have today received some sad news. I am told that Hermann Hoch passed away > in April this year, from a stroke. I know many of you knew him either > remotely or having met him in person at a conference. He will be missed. I > met him myself and found him to be a wonderfully warm and kind person. He > could be volatile, but I always felt it was because he cared passionately > about things. > > I will take what steps I can to preserve his legacy of HTML5 examples. As > these are hosted on an on-rev account we should be able to maintain it in > perpetuity for the benefit of the LiveCode Community. > > LiveCode HTML5 didn't always meet his expectations or progress as fast as he > wanted it to and I do wish he could have seen our next planned release, where > HTML5 support will be a focus. He was of great benefit to this community and > shared his expertise freely. > > I'm not sure what else I can say. Rest in peace hh, you will be missed :( > > Heather > > > Heather Laine > Customer Services Manager > LiveCode Ltd > www.livecode.com > > > > > _______________________________________________ > use-livecode mailing list > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com > Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription > preferences: > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode http://www.pdslabs.net/the-mark-smith-collection/ _______________________________________________ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode
