RevConference - Client Server vs Stateless

[Jim Carwardine]

I would love that.  I'm creating a single user app that I will want to make
multi-user and turn my app into a thin client... Jim

on 1/15/04 2:35 PM, Jerry Daniels wrote:

> Jim,
> 
> Sorry you couldn't come to the show. Both Richard Gaskin and I
> presented on this subject and Chipp Walters showed an incredible
> commercial product (Hemingway client application) during his talk on
> user interface. We showed product, some code, a transaction log, and
> Richard did an impersonation of a client application talking to an FTP
> server (VERY entertaining, but even more informative!)
> 
> If there is demand out there (and it sounds like there may be) for a
> starter kit for building thin clients that "go against" web servers to
> get files and data from a database, I could try and make the time to
> put together a couple of samples with well-documented code, etc.
> 
> Also, please indicate the types of "nuts and bolts" into which you'd
> like to delve.
> 
> Best,
> 
> Jerry
> 
> On Jan 15, 2004, at 10:53 AM, Jim Lyons wrote:
> 
>> Jerry Daniels wrote:
>> 
>>> Here are 12 reasons that I like/prefer N-Tier (client-web server/app
>>> server-database) architecture:
>>> ....
>>> Hopefully, all that answers at least some of your questions. Let me
>>> know if you have more.
>> 
>> I am one of the many Rev users who wish they could have been at the
>> conference, and my main interest in going was the session on using Rev
>> "thin clients" with a PHP/MySQL server. I have done some limited
>> development in the past with DB-backed sites, and have groaned with
>> frustration trying to make a decent user interface in a browser. I am
>> giddy with the possibilities of using a Rev app as my front end for
>> private collaboration sites I am working on.
>> 
>> Anyway, now I want to get into the nuts and bolts of this. Are there
>> resources available from your session, or other resources for
>> guidance/tips/examples on implementing this? Thanks.
>> 
>> Jim Lyons
>> 
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