Re: RDp v7.5

DeLong, Eric wrote:

Joe,

Who said they "liked CODE so much"? I used it (CODE/Designer) simply
because it was the only client based alternative to SDA. When I use a
tool, I naturally try to find ways to use it effectively, and over time
come to appreciate some of its good points. Is it really so different
for you? Really, I think EVERYBODY is happy that IBM finally delivered
this piece, so why are we stuck in the mud here?

Eric, I'm sorry, I'm not even getting the gist of this message. My only point that I don't know diddly about CODE. From what I remember, it had a decent enough interface but still sort of VB-ish, and it occasionally blew up. All I was saying to Vern was that since he seems to like it, and if indeed Screen Designer is the same thing then he'll have an easy transition.

IMO, despite the usefulness of Screen Designer plugin, that developers
will still fail to use the new tools. Too much focus on lowering cost,
and an inability to quantify efficiency/quality/productivity/cost gains
make this a non-start for many shops...

Well, one big pushback was that you had to either buy ADTS or RDi and it was hard to give up ADTS because of SDA. With RDPi, that particular hurdle is gone.

Will developers use the GUI? I dunno. I hope they do; they *will* be more productive. And so I keep evangelizing.

Joe