Although you are correct in the ML is secondary to the tool, it is a
lifeline in my opinion. I believe the tool limps along with the ML as
a crutch. I frequently have to walk away from the IDE with a "f***
this s***" attitude (sorry for being blunt) because of it's repeated
crashing. I feel it an up-hill battle to make sure my applications
feel up-to-date with the UI of their target audiences. I've already
ranted about that last point in the past, so I won't beat a dead
horse. The applications feel much, much too large for their purpose,
and we still don't have version control. The tool aging rapidly. I
would use something else, but I feel there is nothing better for
cross-platform work. I've learned Cocoa and much prefer Xcode to
REALbasic and use it as my primary tool as of recently because REAL
Software cannot seem to keep up with our needs as professional
developers.
So here is a point a must point out. Look at REAL Software's front
page. Where is the big headline "REAL Software consolidates it's user
base by eliminating it's Network Users Group"? Why was this e-mail
sent by the marketing manager - or rather, why is this decision being
made by the marketing department. If REAL Software believes this is a
good marketing move, why are they not advertising it? Why was this
announcement made directly to the NUG instead of directly to the
users where this kind of stuff is sent? Does REAL Software know this
is a shameful move and is trying to downplay it a bit? It doesn't
make sense to send this from marketing, yet hide it at the same time.
I myself did not initially see the announcement, until I noticed NUG
traffic was unusually high.
I've already sent many e-mails off about this today. I need to keep
quiet about this for a while and let Geoff respond. But I think
overall, the damage is done. We as a user-base now know what REAL
Software thinks of this resource and that cannot be taken back. As it
is, I've stopped development of a new REALbasic-oriented site I have
been working on, because I feel this day marks the beginning of the
death of the community.
--
Thom McGrath
The ZAZ Studios
<http://www.thezaz.com/> AIM: thezazstudios
On Feb 5, 2007, at 10:01 PM, Joseph Nastasi wrote:
Granted the ML is a good community, but that's secondary to how the
tool works. In my opinion, that's what needs to be improved, big
time, along with the documentation.
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