Some sad news

Kaveh Bazargan kaveh at rivervalleytechnologies.com
Fri Dec 4 11:34:56 EST 2020


Sad indeed. He made some great contributions in his own special way and I
learned a lot from him...

On Fri, 4 Dec 2020 at 15:44, Devin Asay via use-livecode <
use-livecode at lists.runrev.com> wrote:

> I think we all have been dazzled by what Hermann was able to do with LC
> HTML5. Our community has been enriched by Hermann and many others for whom
> LiveCode and the idea of “coding for everyone" is a passion. He will be
> missed. Condolences to his family.
>
> As others have noted, we also remember other LiveCode late-greats: Mark
> Smith and Eric Chatonet. I’m sure I am forgetting someone, but their legacy
> lives on in their generous contributions to the LiveCode developer
> community, Thanks to all who continue to keep their work available.
>
> Devin
>
>
> > On Dec 4, 2020, at 5:07 AM, Heather Laine via use-livecode <
> use-livecode at lists.runrev.com> wrote:
> >
> > Dear List Folks,
> >
> > I have today received some sad news. I am told that Hermann Hoch passed
> away in April this year, from a stroke. I know many of you knew him either
> remotely or having met him in person at a conference. He will be missed. I
> met him myself and found him to be a wonderfully warm and kind person. He
> could be volatile, but I always felt it was because he cared passionately
> about things.
> >
> > I will take what steps I can to preserve his legacy of HTML5 examples.
> As these are hosted on an on-rev account we should be able to maintain it
> in perpetuity for the benefit of the LiveCode Community.
> >
> > LiveCode HTML5 didn't always meet his expectations or progress as fast
> as he wanted it to and I do wish he could have seen our next planned
> release, where HTML5 support will be a focus. He was of great benefit to
> this community and shared his expertise freely.
> >
> > I'm not sure what else I can say. Rest in peace hh, you will be missed :(
> >
> > Heather
> >
> >
> > Heather Laine
> > Customer Services Manager
> > LiveCode Ltd
> > www.livecode.com
> >
> >
> >
> >
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> Devin Asay
> Director
> Office of Digital Humanities
> Brigham Young University
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