Re: Application Showcase
Hi Richard,
Of course you know that I'm all for this. I truly believe that key software (and hardware for that matter) like Alpha 5 is not truly defined by the creator, but by the number of 3rd party items available for it.
There are many Alpha 5 applications out there, although I'm not sure how many of them are truly refined for distribution. But, then again, there's a lot of 3rd party junk being offered for other database products, and Alpha 5 applications would probably fare very well against others.
However in the Utilities and Tools arena, there are currently only 3 (that I know of) Alpha 5 developers producing released products. Those are
And trust me, the costs are cheap compared to the time savings and Return on Investment for you! Most of these tools involved 100's....make that 1000's of man-hours in development, yet few have purchased any of the above. There is no way you could even come close to the quality, adaptability or reliability in your own code that did similar things.
Hi Richard,
Of course you know that I'm all for this. I truly believe that key software (and hardware for that matter) like Alpha 5 is not truly defined by the creator, but by the number of 3rd party items available for it.
There are many Alpha 5 applications out there, although I'm not sure how many of them are truly refined for distribution. But, then again, there's a lot of 3rd party junk being offered for other database products, and Alpha 5 applications would probably fare very well against others.
However in the Utilities and Tools arena, there are currently only 3 (that I know of) Alpha 5 developers producing released products. Those are
- A5DOC (www.partec.net/a5doc) from Partec Database Systems (www.partec.net)
- App Analyzer, Group Formatter and Script Formatter from AIMS Datacom (www.aimsdc.net)
- CSDA Code Utility Alpha 5 application desktop environment tool and code timing analyzer (www.csda1.com)
And trust me, the costs are cheap compared to the time savings and Return on Investment for you! Most of these tools involved 100's....make that 1000's of man-hours in development, yet few have purchased any of the above. There is no way you could even come close to the quality, adaptability or reliability in your own code that did similar things.
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