__/ [ M ] on Thursday 01 June 2006 22:40 \__
> Roy Schestowitz wrote:
>
>> __/ [ DFS ] on Thursday 01 June 2006 17:42 \__
>>
>>> Roy Schestowitz wrote:
>>>> __/ [ DFS ] on Thursday 01 June 2006 13:46 \__
>>>>
>>>> ^^^^^
>>>>
>>>>>> __/ [ Mark Kent ] on Thursday 01 June 2006 11:09 \__
>>>>>
>>>>>>> There's a fear factor around amongst the MCSE folks that the
>>>>>>> improved reliability and security of Linux means that many of them
>>>>>>> will lose their jobs.
>>>>>
>>>>> Where's some evidence of this claim?
>>>>
>>>> See carets.
>>>
>>> I'm not a sysadmin or MCSE. I'm a database application developer who
>>> uses mostly MS Access and VB, on Oracle and SQL Server repositories.
>>>
>>> I have *less than negligible* fear that Linux/OSS will affect my job
>>> prospects. Web technologies like Ajax and PHP are [potentially] much
>>> more
>>> disruptive. For the time being, developers using those technologies
>>> cannot (C-A-N-N-O-T) deliver the quality, feature-rich and cost-effective
>>> solutions I provide.
>>
>> I beg to differ, I'm afraid:
>>
>> http://schestowitz.com/Datebook/calendar/ (installed yesterday)
>>
>> http://schestowitz.com/Spam
>>
>> http://www.schestowitz.com/Bookmarks/social_bookmark/
>>
>> http://schestowitz.com/MARS
>>
>> http://schestowitz.com/Forum
>>
>> http://schestowitz.com/Guestbook/
>>
>> http://schestowitz.com/Wiki_Public/
>>
>>
>
http://www.schestowitz.com/Research/Notes/Bibliography/bib-manager/phpbibman/
>>
>>
>> Among many more...
>>
>> All free as in free beer, as well as modified and self-tailored. I can't
>> do this with your applications.
>>
>
> Going rather off topic.
>
> Couple of quick questions if I may Roy:
>
> Have you used Google Web Toolkit at all?
No, I haven't, I'm afraid. I think it may have great potential because many
of these Ajax'y interfaces they consistently use (e.g. see similarities
between Google Trends and charts in Google Finance) are excellent in terms
of usability. Speaking of Ajax:
http://www.veen.com/jeff/archives/000890.html
Pointing to:
http://adaptivepath.com/publications/essays/archives/000385.php
I read this article as soon as it was published, so I guess I am among the
first few people to have become aware of Ajax (which is just a catch
phrase).
> Am I right in thinking that in order to use Google Web Toolkit you have to
> know Java before you can use it, as it converts Java code into Java script?
I really have no experience with it, but I imagine that knowledge of JS is
needed if you want to modify it, rather than use the interfaces. Google have
some neat API's and hooks -- an approach/trait that Microsoft /et al/ lacked
due to the closed development model.
Best wishes,
Roy
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