In my {short} experience with REAL, I found the IDE to be acceptable,
a really pleasant, well thought out environment. OK this List
Subject was provocative, but I wanted to change this thread rambling
on about how SLOW RB is. I read through it last night and it took
quite some time from the first of the thread.
Perhaps if RS had a bigger team they would be able to put a dedicated
person onto optimization and refinements.
MAKE IT FASTER AND MULTI-USER
I personally would not mind paying more money for a PRO Developer
version, say up to US$999. The PRO version would be optimized and
built to compile large multi-user projects. 6 months later this
'optimized' version would be released as a general and developer
version, as more optimization and PRO features continue the next
round. This would NOT be a Beta release plan but rather a way to
kick start or fast track some sorely needed enhancements. $99 and
$399 per user won't get us there I think. Even with a slow VB
conversion...
I'm new to REAL, having moved over from another IDE. It is always
painful learning a new language and environment. IMHO they have
done an AMAZING job to build REAL in REAL. Just give RS time. Or
money to speed things up.
Let's say 1,000 people were willing to pay $600 more for the PRO
version, that would translate into real dollars back to REAL. Maybe
that is unrealistic; maybe I'm talking out of my ass. Sure $999 is a
lot more but I know I'd pay for a PRO version. Anyone else?
On a small user base (active users) like REAL money doesn't flow in
magically, so I'd suggest those willing to pay to help build the team
perhaps should?
Just a suggestion. Standard Edition. Developer Edition. Developer
Pro Edition.
Cheers
M@
Matt
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