Here's something fun...

[HC]

I'm doing some contract job for a company, writing a web-based application
for their staff to use. The fun part is, it'll only ever be used in one
browser with one operating system, so I don't need to particularly worry
about the user having Javascript disabled or having an old browser. I can
use all the fancy tricks I want, and this is a client that likes that.

I'm enjoying it

 

[Joel Shepherd]

I'm doing some contract job for a company, writing a web-based application
for their staff to use. The fun part is, it'll only ever be used in one
browser with one operating system, so I don't need to particularly worry
about the user having Javascript disabled or having an old browser. I can
use all the fancy tricks I want, and this is a client that likes that.

Out of curiosity, will it still work when -- as inevitable -- they have
to upgrade browser and/or O/S?

How good _is_ your crystal ball?

 

[Sid Ismail]

: I'm doing some contract job for a company, writing a web-based application
: for their staff to use. The fun part is, it'll only ever be used in one
: browser with one operating system, so I don't need to particularly worry
: about the user having Javascript disabled or having an old browser. I can
: use all the fancy tricks I want, and this is a client that likes that.
:
: I'm enjoying it


OK - I play bridge for that same thrill.

Sid

 

[Don]

On 05 Apr 2005 Sid Ismail wrote in alt.html

: I'm doing some contract job for a company, writing a web-based application
: for their staff to use. The fun part is, it'll only ever be used in one
: browser with one operating system, so I don't need to particularly worry
: about the user having Javascript disabled or having an old browser. I can
: use all the fancy tricks I want, and this is a client that likes that.
:
: I'm enjoying it


OK - I play bridge for that same thrill.

Sid

You just lost your geek status.

 

[Richard Brooks]

Out of curiosity, will it still work when -- as inevitable -- they have
to upgrade browser and/or O/S?

How good _is_ your crystal ball?

Surely that's a new (extended warranty) contract ? ;-)


Richard.

 

[Travis Newbury]

I'm doing some contract job for a company, writing a web-based application
for their staff to use. The fun part is, it'll only ever be used in one
browser with one operating system, so I don't need to particularly worry
about the user having Javascript disabled or having an old browser. I can
use all the fancy tricks I want, and this is a client that likes that.

I do things like this for a living. It is a lot of fun creating web
application where you get to determine what the requirements are.

 

[Travis Newbury]

Out of curiosity, will it still work when -- as inevitable -- they have
to upgrade browser and/or O/S?
How good _is_ your crystal ball?

That is irrelevant. It is an application, and they need it today. If
things change, they upgrade.

 

[Full name]

Out of curiosity, will it still work when -- as inevitable -- they have
to upgrade browser and/or O/S?

How good _is_ your crystal ball?

Wow! When it comes time to cost for any re-writing to ensure it is
cross-platform, cross--browser, the OP will be a seller's market.

 

[Joel Shepherd]

Joel Shepherd wrote:

That is irrelevant. It is an application, and they need it today. If
things change, they upgrade.

That's true. Folks usually take in stride little snafus like key
applications suddenly breaking. Hell, they use Windows, don't they?

 

[Travis Newbury]

That's true. Folks usually take in stride little snafus like key
applications suddenly breaking. Hell, they use Windows, don't they?

Well as back handed as you may have meant it, it is true. Most
companies don't just switch OS's (or browsers) because of the cost. It
is usually less expensive (and more efficient) to patch what you already
have.

 

[Richard Cornford]

Well as back handed as you may have meant it, it is true.
Most companies don't just switch OS's (or browsers) because
of the cost. It is usually less expensive (and more efficient)
to patch what you already have.

The decision (assuming it is a decision, not just a skills limitation on
the part of the supplier) to purchase an OS/browser dependent Intranet
application becomes a decision to make it restrictively expensive to
switch OS/Browser. Not a problem so long as the OS/Browser supplier
doesn't decide to take advantage of the situation by increasing the cost
of using their software up to the point where it is only just less
expensive to keep using it than to replace it with an alternative.

There days there isn't a great deal that script enabled IE can do that
script enabled Mozilla/Gecko cannot also do so there is much less reason
to be creating new Intranet applications that tie their users into a
particular OS. Total freedom of browser use on an Intranet probably
wouldn't ever happen anyway as it would be a nightmare for the
administrators.

Richard.

 

[Travis Newbury]

There days there isn't a great deal that script enabled IE can do that
script enabled Mozilla/Gecko cannot also do so there is much less reason
to be creating new Intranet applications that tie their users into a
particular OS. Total freedom of browser use on an Intranet probably
wouldn't ever happen anyway as it would be a nightmare for the
administrators.

With the exception of the need to interact with the visitors computer
via activeX I agree. (Currently only IE and Netscape 70+ have live
connect capiblities)

Most of the applications and training content we do deal with flash
which is OS independant.

 

[HC]

wrote:
: use all the fancy tricks I want, and this is a client that likes that.
:
: I'm enjoying it

OK - I play bridge for that same thrill.

Sid

LOL!