Re: Article: - David Intersimone on DevCo, the viability of Delphi, and Turbo Ruby



"Paul Nichols (TeamB)" wrote:

If DevCo was really smart, I would forget trying to compete in well
rounded
circles and start offering something new. No, I would not drop my current
revenue streams, but face it folks, the future is not with the past.

A Killer IDE, IMHO, would be an Ajax IDE that was as RAD as Delphi/BCB but
which could be used with Java or NET. That would give them potential to a
very LARGE market, one that currently has little to no coverage at all.

Get the JUMP on all COMPETITORS, NOW. DO NOT WAIT FOR MS...

Not to rain on your parade but here are some things to research before
jumping into the deep end of the pool.
http://atlas.asp.net
The Atlas framework is said to integrate with the IDE of Visual Web
Developer Express to facilitate RAD Ajax development.
http://msdn.microsoft.com/vstudio/express/vwd/
Plus the yet to be completly unveiled Expression Web Designer
http://www.microsoft.com/products/expression/en/web_designer/default.mspx


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