Re: Newera 3.0

Mike Ripley wrote: > > In article <330CE876.198C@ix.netcom.com>, Jason Jonas > <jejonas@ix.netcom.com> writes > >i've also heard that 3.0 can now be ordered and that a 3.1 patch fix > >will be made available in about 30 days. after 3.1 though, informix > >support is sketchy regardless of the amount of time already spent. if > >3.0 goes well, i expect support and if it doesn't, well that's a good > >two years down the drain. of course i don't work for informix so what > >the !#@% do i know. :) > > > >-jason > There have been several articles expressing concern about the future of > NEWERA. I have just started on a major development with NEWERA and dont > want to have to throw it away after 2 years. Should I be considering a > different Client development tool before its too late? > -- > Mike Ripley mike, i've been working with newera in one capacity or another since version 1 beta. we've experienced problems along the way as with any other dev platform. i have absolutely no back-end issues with newera. i can pull data out of a tuned online engine from the client side faster than with any other platform i've ever dealt with (that's not an exhaustive list :). my issues are solely with the front-end. the controls available to the developer are what we used 5-6 years ago when we first started windows programming. when it's all said and done, the front-ends are functional and speedy, but their appearance is old and this is the interface the user will develop a relationship with. if you can combine the back-end speed with a vc++/vb front-end, you got one sweet environment. one thing we are looking at and have used on a project is a vb front-end and tuxedo back-end. this has proven to be an excellent solution for some of our clients. if you want some more info, just let me know and i'll give you a brain dump of what i know about the product... cheersm80! -jason