Development tools (was Is PowerHouse DEAD?)

[Jonbickel@aol.com]

If I may clarify.
 
In the thread to which I alluded, arguments had been made which
I felt supported my main point - That being agreement with 
John Kvisli that the profession as a whole is shrinking.  
Therefore, I made the reference as a context-setting prologue
to my statement, not as a challenge or provocation.

I apologize to anyone who took it that way.

Jon


In a message dated 3/19/2003 1:46:25 PM Eastern Standard Time, RSheehan@ci.bellevue.wa.us writes:

> 
> 
> Here is another $0.02.
> 
> For your statement, "No one stepped up to the plate."
> 
> Do you really think that the lack of response to this "challenge" is
> indicative of those (other opportunities) successes; or rather,
> indicative of the fact that once a tool is abandoned, there is no need
> to continue participating in discussions of said tool?
> 
> Richard S Sheehan
> 425.452.6177
> Business Systems Analyst
> City of Bellevue, WA
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jonbickel@aol.com [mailto:Jonbickel@aol.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, March 19, 2003 5:58 AM
> To: powerh-l@lists.swau.edu
> Subject: Development tools (was Is PowerHouse DEAD?)
> 
> 
> As I recall, the last time the "PowerHouse Dead?" debate went around,
> someone asked for the sharing of success stories from
> those who had moved from PowerHouse to other technologies and
> had enjoyed the same range of opportunities and financial
> reward in their new field as they had in the PowerHouse arena. No one
> stepped up to the plate.  Perhaps there are those who could share such
> an experience, but I would regard them as the lucky exception rather
> than the rule.
> 
> I think that Jon (Kvisli) hit the nail on the head in
> mentioning the trend toward standardized off the shelf
> packages.  Combined with other factors, it seems that this
> is resulting in the shrinkage of the custom application
> development trade as a whole.
> 
> So - yes, the PH market is shrinking - but so is the market
> for many tools.  PH is a quality product.  I expect that it will not go
> away completely until the whole apps/dev
> profession is significantly reduced as well.
> 
> (Just my 0.02)
> 
> Jon Bickel
> 
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