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1 year ago
in Back to the Desktop on Oracle AppsLab
I like what I've seen of Air , even done a little development with Air and APEX. Being able to build applications that run on the desktop using just HTML and JS is awesome. Prism is really nice as well, for the reasons you mentioned.
The main reason I like browser based software though is the browser is arguably the most ubiquitous piece of software around, whether it be FF, IE, Opera, Safari, mobile or desktop, and on whatever OS.
If you sit down at a computer , even if it's not yours or a public computer and it has a webbrowser and it has internet connection you can pretty much use any web based application around.
If you sit down at a computer and need to run an Air , Silverlight , even Flash, based application whoever owns that computer might not be as happy that you installed it or depending on the your privileges you can't / shouldn't be able to install it.
The main issue with browser based software being offline access but that seems to be, and will continue to become less and less of a problem.
Sure I'm slightly biased but that's one of my favorite things about APEX and it's web based development. I can't count the times that I've just jumped on a random computer and demoed , fixed or developed applications.
The main reason I like browser based software though is the browser is arguably the most ubiquitous piece of software around, whether it be FF, IE, Opera, Safari, mobile or desktop, and on whatever OS.
If you sit down at a computer , even if it's not yours or a public computer and it has a webbrowser and it has internet connection you can pretty much use any web based application around.
If you sit down at a computer and need to run an Air , Silverlight , even Flash, based application whoever owns that computer might not be as happy that you installed it or depending on the your privileges you can't / shouldn't be able to install it.
The main issue with browser based software being offline access but that seems to be, and will continue to become less and less of a problem.
Sure I'm slightly biased but that's one of my favorite things about APEX and it's web based development. I can't count the times that I've just jumped on a random computer and demoed , fixed or developed applications.
1 year ago
in The Future is iPhone-tastic on Oracle AppsLab
@Jake no SEO bad fingers, well like I know three people that have had problems and more than haven't. Truthfully I don't really care so much about the software, iPhone does what my phone does now (except 3g) I just want better hardware specs. To be fair I did have to return my phone once because it got so hot here in Vegas that the solder on the ribbon cable melted.
@Dan I've been able to re-rom my phone multiple times to try different interfaces and have a bunch of third party programs, the HTC has been the most modifiable phone I've ever had.
@Dan I've been able to re-rom my phone multiple times to try different interfaces and have a bunch of third party programs, the HTC has been the most modifiable phone I've ever had.
1 year ago
in DIY Development on Oracle AppsLab
I totally agree, knowing programing logic and how to build standard logical constructs is absolutely key, doesn't really matter what the language ,Pascal , Basic , Lisp (I hated Lisp!) that's just experience.
I'm just saying there is much more to successful applications than just the code though bad code can ruin everything.
I'm just saying there is much more to successful applications than just the code though bad code can ruin everything.
1 year ago
in DIY Development on Oracle AppsLab
Just focusing on webbased applications I dont think a CS degree is always necessary (I'm only 12 units off but was all math which I never use anyway) though sometimes is helpful.
You need design skills or at least enough that you can hire and critic a good designer. You need business skills or at least enough that you can argue this years set of MBA's from doing something stupid (agian), you need social skills or at least enough to keep a meeting on track, etc etc.
I think a good Web Developer should be a jack of all trades or for the more cultured a Renaissance Man / Woman.
Now when you get into things like JVM's or database engines or Image analysis engines ..... then yeah a CS degree would be sorely needed.
PS. I ended up with a geography degree specializing in Remote Sensing (working with satellite data) and GIS so what your degree is in doesn't always show what your proficient at.
You need design skills or at least enough that you can hire and critic a good designer. You need business skills or at least enough that you can argue this years set of MBA's from doing something stupid (agian), you need social skills or at least enough to keep a meeting on track, etc etc.
I think a good Web Developer should be a jack of all trades or for the more cultured a Renaissance Man / Woman.
Now when you get into things like JVM's or database engines or Image analysis engines ..... then yeah a CS degree would be sorely needed.
PS. I ended up with a geography degree specializing in Remote Sensing (working with satellite data) and GIS so what your degree is in doesn't always show what your proficient at.
1 year ago
in Thoughts on Microsoft-Yahoo on Oracle AppsLab1 year ago
in Thoughts on Microsoft-Yahoo on Oracle AppsLab
See I'm not the only one http://blog.wired.com/monkeybites/2008/02/what-...
1 year ago
in Thoughts on Microsoft-Yahoo on Oracle AppsLab
Well I think there are more dogs in that fight, than just MS+Yahoo and Google, over Web N.N there is also a standards and framework fight.
Adobe Air vs MS Silverlight vs Open Standards all trying to lock us into their view of technology.
The YUI library is one of the better AJAX-RIA libraries out there and how much support for that you think that will be getting under MS.
Flikr uses all sorts of Flash which is easily ported to AIR that will be going to Silverlight, which will suck for us Linux and Mac folks but like MS will care about that as much as Yahoo did.
There is also IE vs Firefox vs Safari, how fast do you think the Yahoo properties will start sucking on those other browsers. Development and QA for them will be secondary, at least that's what I would do, when I know I'm getting an MS paycheck.
Sure competition is good but when is the last time you saw MS competing fairly. I'm already past the whole everything Google does is good and the best because it's not, Google is the next MS and MS is still MS.
I pick and choose which services I use on both anyway so as soon as I see one of the services not working the way I want I will switch to the other or find a third option. But I don't think you or me is the target audience for this.
It's the people like my mom who have been using Yahoo since i set up her email there, she will ,most likely, never switch and will jump through whatever hoops they make her so she can still use the services she needs.
One way or another it will be interesting.
I'd like my 23cents change back now ;)
Adobe Air vs MS Silverlight vs Open Standards all trying to lock us into their view of technology.
The YUI library is one of the better AJAX-RIA libraries out there and how much support for that you think that will be getting under MS.
Flikr uses all sorts of Flash which is easily ported to AIR that will be going to Silverlight, which will suck for us Linux and Mac folks but like MS will care about that as much as Yahoo did.
There is also IE vs Firefox vs Safari, how fast do you think the Yahoo properties will start sucking on those other browsers. Development and QA for them will be secondary, at least that's what I would do, when I know I'm getting an MS paycheck.
Sure competition is good but when is the last time you saw MS competing fairly. I'm already past the whole everything Google does is good and the best because it's not, Google is the next MS and MS is still MS.
I pick and choose which services I use on both anyway so as soon as I see one of the services not working the way I want I will switch to the other or find a third option. But I don't think you or me is the target audience for this.
It's the people like my mom who have been using Yahoo since i set up her email there, she will ,most likely, never switch and will jump through whatever hoops they make her so she can still use the services she needs.
One way or another it will be interesting.
I'd like my 23cents change back now ;)
1 year ago
in Thoughts on Microsoft-Yahoo on Oracle AppsLab
Yeah I don't see anything changing quickly, but change it will.
I don't see Microsoft not using a semi captive audience to push some technology on people that locks people more closely into MS products.
It's almost like they have done it before.......almost.
Carl
I don't see Microsoft not using a semi captive audience to push some technology on people that locks people more closely into MS products.
It's almost like they have done it before.......almost.
Carl
1 year ago
in Thoughts on Microsoft-Yahoo on Oracle AppsLab
Don't forget about Silverlight and Microsoft's now ability to force or strenuously recommend that it needs to be used to get full use of Yahoo and all Yahoo's properties.
1 year ago
in Super Tuesday on Oracle AppsLab
Very nice, one thing though is it possible to get a rss feed based on a search? I'd like to search idea's or questions (for APEX of course) and then get an RSS feed of those results.
Nice start though.
Carl
Nice start though.
Carl
1 year ago
in So Very Tired on Oracle AppsLab
I for one welcome our blogtag overlords.
It was a nice change from alot of the heavier/technical posts. I stand by my opinion that it's nice seeing that there is actually a real person with individual , and sometimes even interesting, experiences behind every blog.
I'm just handier with the "Mark as Read" key than other people, i guess.
If anything maybe it points out the lack of filtering capabilities in aggregators and/or readers. Sounds like enhancement request for reader software or maybe even addition to ORANA where you can add some thing like ?ignore_subject=tag to filter out posts with that word in the subject line.
It was a nice change from alot of the heavier/technical posts. I stand by my opinion that it's nice seeing that there is actually a real person with individual , and sometimes even interesting, experiences behind every blog.
I'm just handier with the "Mark as Read" key than other people, i guess.
If anything maybe it points out the lack of filtering capabilities in aggregators and/or readers. Sounds like enhancement request for reader software or maybe even addition to ORANA where you can add some thing like ?ignore_subject=tag to filter out posts with that word in the subject line.
1 year ago
in The Working Group on Oracle AppsLab
Second!
Seriously though I'm in I've put enough work/thinking/demo at least in my little corner that I want to see how this works out.
Seriously though I'm in I've put enough work/thinking/demo at least in my little corner that I want to see how this works out.
1 year ago
in Too Busy to Innovate on Oracle AppsLab
Hello,
What stands out to me most is the product managers one question.
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PM: does it DO anything?
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I think inside the firewall with social networking that is the #1 question, where is the value added, what does it do, what can it do for me or my org?
I've seen people with over 100 connections in their social network but where is the value added? In the worst case scenario a boss/manager might even wonder how much time a person has been putting into building that network instead of doing their job.
Don't get me wrong I think there is a huge place for Web 2.0 practices inside the firewall but getting any traction with it is going to be near impossible until you can answer that question and show the value added.
Regards,
Carl
What stands out to me most is the product managers one question.
>>
PM: does it DO anything?
>>
I think inside the firewall with social networking that is the #1 question, where is the value added, what does it do, what can it do for me or my org?
I've seen people with over 100 connections in their social network but where is the value added? In the worst case scenario a boss/manager might even wonder how much time a person has been putting into building that network instead of doing their job.
Don't get me wrong I think there is a huge place for Web 2.0 practices inside the firewall but getting any traction with it is going to be near impossible until you can answer that question and show the value added.
Regards,
Carl
