Some sad news

[Sean Cole (Pi)]

Aww. He will be missed. He had been a tremendous help in getting our HTML5
deployment portal working. I hope I can keep his legacy going once LC9.7
fixes all (??) of HTML5's gripes.

Sean Cole
*Pi Digital Productions Ltd*

On Fri, 4 Dec 2020 at 16:34, Kaveh Bazargan via use-livecode <
use-livecode at lists.runrev.com> wrote:

> 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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