Trevor DeVore interviews CTO and CEO

[Bob Sneidar]

Years ago, a company called Now Software decided it was time to refactor their aging code base to produce a more modern application that would be much easier to develop new features for. They wanted to switch from a proprietary database to a SQL base so that it would be easier to create other applications that could interface with the data.

They stumbled along for about two years, not really getting very far, producing a few alphas, and in the end they not only gave up, but they closed their doors and stopped distributing the software altogether. So my favorite multiuser contact, to-do, and calendar application I depended on, which many argued was the best in the business at the time, fell into ruin, because they took on this obviously gargantuan task.

This was my fear for Livecode when I heard of what they were about to attempt, and I fairly held my breath the whole time. But here we are today, and the nearly unattainable has been attained, and I for one take my hat off to all the developers and salute them. We all know how easy it is to start something, and how hard it is to finish it (finishing something is, by the way in my estimation, a myth).

The fact that we are here should instill great confidence in us all that the developers at Runrev can pull off pretty much what they set their minds to, and I can attest to the fact that I am much more motivated about my own projects when someone looks at them and says, "Hey, I could really use that!"

I guess what I am saying in a roundabout way is we ought to pause as the Livecode community and temper our criticism about what isn't in LC8, and consider how it would be if there was no LC8 at all, and furthermore no RunRev anymore. <shudder>.

Bob S


On May 19, 2016, at 08:39 , Heather Laine <heather at livecode.com<mailto:heather at livecode.com>> wrote:

Dear List Folks,

Great interview just been posted to the blog! Some searching questions from Trevor :)

https://livecode.com/trevor-devore-interviews-kevin-mark-on-infinite-livecode/ <https://livecode.com/trevor-devore-interviews-kevin-mark-on-infinite-livecode/>

Enjoy.

Regards,

Heather

Heather Laine