We're Funding LiveCode For the Web

Wed Jul 2 05:03:42 EDT 2014

It's not about who'm you email, it's about what you say.

I'm sure I'm part of those 85%, which is misleading. Why? Because the poll asked "What technology would be nice to have? please select all that apply.". HTML5 was part of that list. Meanwhile "Less bugs, and a better coding experience" was not.

On 02 Jul 2014, at 09:55, Heather Laine <heather at runrev.com> wrote:

> If you didn't get a survey request from us, either you are not signed up to receive emails from us (you've opted out of both promotional and newsletter lists), you spam filtered or bounced our mail, or you joined the community after we sent the survey. We sent that survey to every email address that we had permission to mail.
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Heather
> 
> On 2 Jul 2014, at 07:53, Richmond wrote:
> 
>> On 02/07/14 00:09, Terence Heaford wrote:
>>> On 1 Jul 2014, at 16:16, Heather Laine <heather at livecode.com> wrote:
>>> 
>>>> We surveyed our entire user base and a massive 85% of you want HTML5 deployment, ASAP.
>>> 
>>> Nobody surveyed me?
>>> 
>>> 
>>> —Terry
>>> 
>>> 
>> 
>> Nor me.
>> 
>> "a massive 85%" ???
>> 
>> "our entire user base"
>> 
>> That is not true: all the kids I have taught Livecode to over the last 4 years
>> (half of who use it for doing things on an on-off basis) were not surveyed.
>> 
>> Those kids (who, unlike 52 year olds like me, are the future of Livecode)
>> and their opinions matter; as do all the other kids around the world
>> quietly getting to grips with Livecode.
>> 
>> Come to think of things; I wonder how many kids younger than say, 18,
>> who are "tinkering" with Livecode know what is meant by HTML5?
>> 
>> --------------------------------------------------------------------
>> 
>> I think Livecode's plan to develop  HTML5 capabilities is marvellous
>> (I have already stated that), but their way of promoting it, like a lot
>> of their other advertising, leaves a lot to be desired.
>> 
>> I never buy washing powder because "9 out of 10 housewives prefer
>> washing with Livecode"!
>> 
>> I wash with Livecode because I see what it does to my clothes.
>> 
>> Richmond.

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