Sad indeed. He made some great contributions in his own special way and I learned a lot from him...
On Fri, 4 Dec 2020 at 15:44, Devin Asay via use-livecode < use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: > I think we all have been dazzled by what Hermann was able to do with LC > HTML5. Our community has been enriched by Hermann and many others for whom > LiveCode and the idea of “coding for everyone" is a passion. He will be > missed. Condolences to his family. > > As others have noted, we also remember other LiveCode late-greats: Mark > Smith and Eric Chatonet. I’m sure I am forgetting someone, but their legacy > lives on in their generous contributions to the LiveCode developer > community, Thanks to all who continue to keep their work available. > > Devin > > > > On Dec 4, 2020, at 5:07 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 > > Devin Asay > Director > Office of Digital Humanities > Brigham Young University > > _______________________________________________ > 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 > -- Kaveh Bazargan PhD Director River Valley Technologies <http://rivervalleytechnologies.com/> ● Twitter <https://twitter.com/rivervalley1000> ● LinkedIn <https://www.linkedin.com/in/bazargankaveh/> ● ORCID <https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1414-9098> *Accelerating the Communication of Research* _______________________________________________ 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
