Re: Alpha Anywhere Vs Qt Project
Dropping xbasic for alpha would be or is a very big undertaking. I really do not know anything that is done with xbasic that cannot be done with js, but is a huge difference in learning.
Advantages to JS:
one can interact with PHP and others more easily.
all web stuff, even if used on desktop
When I use PHP, there is almost always js on the front side that is used for anything needed to setup the forms, do some math, etc.
Add css to this and you can make a very nice looking app.
Reporting which is the same as books in some can be wildly more diverse and complete. These can also be done in different ways depending on platforms or none.
Imagine a report that can be written that becomes and action game? It can!!
Alpha is heading there. Just not sure they know it yet.
Going further with edit:
My humble opinion is that most websites today are built on a CMS solution like Joomla and Wordpress. What are they built on? PHP and MySQL as a base, then javascript and CSS. That does not meant to say that other is not used, but generally not.
One can build a super nice website based on cms in very short order and it can sit on a Linux or windows server. I have 6 of my own on Linux and 2 on windows servers. The only difference I can see is speed, but that may be a choice of hosts.
Where would I like to see alpha in the future?
1. able to sit on either Linux or Windows servers
2. No xbasic on the web (Has to be for Linux - I think)
3. Carry the ease of use and deployment they currently have with the diversity they currently exhibit with desktop and web.
4. Integration with the strong CMS front ends that are available now.
5. More that I will keep quite about for now.
I believe all of the above is coming in time and would be game changers for the whole web world including Lans.
Dropping xbasic for alpha would be or is a very big undertaking. I really do not know anything that is done with xbasic that cannot be done with js, but is a huge difference in learning.
Advantages to JS:
one can interact with PHP and others more easily.
all web stuff, even if used on desktop
When I use PHP, there is almost always js on the front side that is used for anything needed to setup the forms, do some math, etc.
Add css to this and you can make a very nice looking app.
Reporting which is the same as books in some can be wildly more diverse and complete. These can also be done in different ways depending on platforms or none.
Imagine a report that can be written that becomes and action game? It can!!
Alpha is heading there. Just not sure they know it yet.
Going further with edit:
My humble opinion is that most websites today are built on a CMS solution like Joomla and Wordpress. What are they built on? PHP and MySQL as a base, then javascript and CSS. That does not meant to say that other is not used, but generally not.
One can build a super nice website based on cms in very short order and it can sit on a Linux or windows server. I have 6 of my own on Linux and 2 on windows servers. The only difference I can see is speed, but that may be a choice of hosts.
Where would I like to see alpha in the future?
1. able to sit on either Linux or Windows servers
2. No xbasic on the web (Has to be for Linux - I think)
3. Carry the ease of use and deployment they currently have with the diversity they currently exhibit with desktop and web.
4. Integration with the strong CMS front ends that are available now.
5. More that I will keep quite about for now.
I believe all of the above is coming in time and would be game changers for the whole web world including Lans.
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