Suggestion: Non-Appbuilding Community Edition

[Keith Clarke]

I came to Livecode from lightweight website hackery - cobbling together HTML & CSS as a non-coder (using W3schools guidance for every live of javascript). I was (and still am) relieved by the higher-level English-like language of Livecode. 

None of the (dozens of) utilities I’ve created for my personal & small business use have ever needed to move beyond the IDE - or a single card for that matter. The Livecode IDE has become a personal toolbelt item for me.

If the Livecode team can keep this ‘personal toolbelt’ IDE concept available to students for free (and home users for little) - the way Microsoft does with Office - could bring through the next generation of paying developers. But one doesn’t reach the long-term without passing through the short-term. So, meanwhile, they need to do what they must to keep the ship afloat and the crew inspired.

Just my tuppence-worth.
Best,
Keith   

> On 2 Sep 2021, at 15:50, Roger Guay via use-livecode <use-livecode at lists.runrev.com> wrote:
> 
> Sounds like a very cool idea to me, but I’m sure it’s complicated! I trust LC to do what’s best for its future.
> 
> Roger
> 
> 
>> On Sep 2, 2021, at 7:34 AM, Keith Martin via use-livecode <use-livecode at lists.runrev.com> wrote:
>> 
>> I think this is (potentially) an excellent idea. Running stacks is more important in education use than building standalones, and the knowledge that a standalone CAN be made by simply ’trading up’ to a paid-for version of LC might be an interesting sell. But I would be surprised if this sort of thing hasn’t already been considered.
>> 
>> k
>> 
>> 
>>> On 2 Sep 2021, at 15:20, Ralph DiMola via use-livecode <use-livecode at lists.runrev.com> wrote:
>>> 
>>> This is a good idea. I sometimes use the IDE to do a quickie text
>>> manipulation task. A couple of buttons and some text file/db processing and
>>> BOOM! It's done in the fraction of the time of other languages. I have now
>>> done some text chunk coding that highlights many of LCs features. I can now
>>> buy a platform or two If I want to expand the IDE to building distributable
>>> apps.
>>> 
>>> Ralph DiMola
>>> IT Director
>>> Evergreen Information Services
>>> rdimola at evergreeninfo.net
>>> 
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: use-livecode [mailto:use-livecode-bounces at lists.runrev.com] On Behalf
>>> Of Michael Kristensen via use-livecode
>>> Sent: Thursday, September 02, 2021 9:50 AM
>>> To: use-livecode at lists.runrev.com
>>> Cc: Michael Kristensen
>>> Subject: Suggestion: Non-Appbuilding Community Edition
>>> 
>>> Hi there
>>> 
>>> I suggest that there could be a Non-Appbuilding Community Edition
>>> 
>>> That would be for personal use, and to learn coding.
>>> 
>>> Michael
>>> 
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