Re: the RPG problem - adrift in the PC-web wind

@Joe,

the problem is that like in an android/iOS app that has their own SDK EGL
dosn't support
a wide range of other client frameworks like EXT JS or Sencha Touch.

EGL is server centric while the world is moving towards client centric


On Tue, Mar 13, 2012 at 4:22 PM, Joe Pluta <joepluta@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>wrote:

On 3/13/2012 7:47 AM, john e wrote:

Anyway, i suppose you don't have to use "data aware" widgets (controls)

if

you don't want to.
EGL can be used to implement an MVP style architectue.
But then you have a completely different story than in the Demo room.
And why choose EGL then (because this is one of the "unique" selling
points).

Have you actually tried the new open source EGL? The WYSIWYG editor
creates widgets with varying degrees of MVC depending on your
architectural approach. Simple widgets with no intelligence for
applications with less future proofing required (say your typical user
ID prompt screen), widgets with MVC capabilities that will intelligently
bind to data, and full form-level MVC where the application talks only
to a form and the form can be adjusted as the application data changes.

EGL has perhaps the most complete MVC implementation of any 4GL out
there. And it's all still part of the demo. :)

Joe
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