Shoaib Totally agree but I'm still concerned about how it will pan out. If you have a moment (and you're in Wgtn) I'd love to buy you a coffee and quiz you about your experience. Drop me a line if you can [email protected] cheers Mark
On Wednesday, February 13, 2013 1:02:18 PM UTC+13, shoaib wrote: > > This is an interesting concern. I am from DIA, moving on next week as a > ruby on rails developer from being a Silverstripe developer. In my humble > opinion I think Sapphire has its limitations compared to Rails (I'd rather > not go in to details). The majority of target projects for Silverstripe > are brochure level sites. The main driver behind this is consolidation > and consistency across govt web space. > > I believe the application space will still remain on specialised > technology stack such as java, ruby, .net etc. > > - Shoaib > > > > > > On Wed, Feb 13, 2013 at 10:21 AM, Mark Pascall <[email protected]<javascript:> > > wrote: > >> Difficult to know. I'm guessing that it could end up being used for >> much more than standard CMS stuff (Silverstripe are pitching their "Saphire >> Framework" in the Rails space and I'm guessing are going to offer a >> "custom" Saphire/Silverstripe option for those agencies who don't want just >> standard CMS modules). We are already seeing agencies who are wanting >> much more than standard CMS stuff looking to move towards Silverstripe. >> I'm concerned that we could end up in a situation where agency folk are >> just going to choose Silverstripe for everything "web" (as it will >> be perceived as a safe choice, i.e. DIA recommended). There is a >> briefing next week so I'll hopefully find out more >> cheers >> Mark >> >> >> On Friday, February 8, 2013 3:23:49 PM UTC+13, Henry Maddocks wrote: >> >>> >>> On 7/02/2013, at 11:37 AM, Mark Pascall <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> > A few of us Rails vendors (who have government clients) have been >>> following this closely. http://www.stuff.co.nz/** >>> technology/8270685/Huge-coup-**for-local-software-firm<http://www.stuff.co.nz/technology/8270685/Huge-coup-for-local-software-firm>. >>> >>> Let me know if anybody wants to get together to discuss the possible >>> implications for the Rails community in Wgtn / NZ. Could meet up after >>> work one day or at next WellRailed meeting. >>> >>> Hey Mark, >>> >>> what proportion of Govt projects are CMS vs app projects? >>> >>> Henry >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "WellRailed" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected] <javascript:>. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]<javascript:> >> . >> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/wellrailed?hl=en. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >> >> >> > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "WellRailed" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/wellrailed?hl=en. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
