A call for calm and a tip of the hat to the Rev team..thanks!

[Stephen Quinn Barncard]

I'd like to come to Rev's defense here and remind some of our more 
impatient new users that this is still the 'early days' of the 
Revolution company. There are only a handful of very overworked folks 
doing a very wonderful thing- giving us a tool that is not only VERY 
innovative and useful, but one that is constantly being updated and 
improved. (I've been waiting for YEARS for something to replace HC).

Perhaps the documentation is not as complete as you would like, but 
just try and envision some megalith such as Microsloth or Adobe 
building a product like this (they wouldn't even try - and if they 
did, it would cost a lot more).

Those kind of companies may make slick manuals, but they don't offer 
products that are updated and improved nearly as often as what you 
see here. And those companies have HUNDREDS of employees. And try to 
get bug fixes from Adobe. Ha!

CAN YOU IMAGINE what it takes to write an app that generates code for 
all the platforms?? It's never been done satisfactorily before... 
until now. Perhaps someday one of the team will write the 
story...when they have time.

Also remember that this application allows more access to more things 
on your computer than the applications those companies allow you to 
get access to. With that power, there are certainly more things to go 
wrong. Multiply that by the number of platforms... you get the idea..

Rev is an app that makes it a lot easier to write code, but you still 
gotta work for it - programming is still something done by folks that 
are a little more than just users....so some thinking and reasoning 
is required.

So I'd advise patience, my friend. You've got a great support group 
right here - something we didn't have for Hypercard in 1987. Before 
you start spewing, ask a couple of questions first....

sqb

>  > > We have also updated the distribution builder fix, to account
>  >
>>  You provide ZERO documentation on what we're supposed to do with these
>>  things. Revlibrary just starts up and begins displaying errors. I assumed
>  > you're supposed to launch them and they will auto install code somewhere.
>>