I think this is a great idea, not only for experienced developers but also for newcomers.
Many of these excellent tools are cheaply priced or free, which makes them unsuitable for the RunRev store, as I recently discovered when two of my store submissions were rejected for that reason. They're also scatterd across their developers' web sites, making it even harder to find them. However, I have my doubts that RunRev would have the time to set up and maintain something like that, so I think it would almost certainly have to be a community driven project. I'd be willing to donate some time to such a project in whatever role might be appropriate. Pete lcSQL Software <http://www.lcsql.com> On Sun, Aug 19, 2012 at 5:57 AM, Paul Dupuis <p...@researchware.com> wrote: > There have been so many Announcement [ANN] postings about > developer-oriented plug-ins for LiveCode to either the "Developer" or > "Use" Lists or even the "Using Externals and Plugins" forum topic in > recent months. All of these look like very useful tools for developers. > > I may not be alone in not having the time to look at every one when they > are announced. And, while I try to file some of the announcements away > for later reference, I received a LOT of email and letting it pile up is > not always practical. However, when I am developing new software, there > are time when access to one of these many tools or plugins would have > been very helpful - IF I had remembered it. > > My suggestion: Could RunRev please establish a simple database on the > RunRev.com web site where developer's of these tools can submit and > entry for them. Just a name, description, and URL for more information > at a minimum would be helpful. A screenshot, author information, and a > few more fields would polish it up nicely. The page serves both as a > resource to existing developers and as marketing to potential customer > illustrating the richness of the LiveCode community. Of course > appropriate legal disclaimers can apply. > > Such a research page would make finding and using such tools easier than > hunting through mailing list archives or search through forum posts. The > resource is also complementary to the Add-Ons in the RunRev store, > illustrating a larger availability of both free and commercial tools > sold by independent suppliers as well as RunRev. > > So how about it? > > -- > Paul Dupuis > Cofounder > Researchware, Inc. > http://www.researchware.com/ > http://www.twitter.com/researchware > http://www.facebook.com/researchware > http://www.linkedin.com/company/researchware-inc > > > _______________________________________________ > 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 > _______________________________________________ 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
