OpenInsight vs. Arev (OpenInsight Specific)
At 07 DEC 1998 05:10:12PM Sean Leyne wrote:
We are considering using OI for some application development.
We are LONG time (since 1985) Rev/ARev developers which have stayed away from OI based on our early experiences (read - nightmares) with OI 1.0, 2.0 and 2.5.
I would appreciate any candid comments about the current OI product features/development effectiveness. In English – Should I look at it or run away as fast as I can.
All input is appreciated. Reply privately to the address below if you so desire.
Sean Leyne
sleyne@atkin.com
At 07 DEC 1998 06:06PM Paxton Scott wrote:
OI has come a long way, and is pretty stable now. We have one modest application in commercial production now, and are soon to be launching a major one. We still like having AREV around for some of the dictionary tools and the editor.
With Arev and OI both accessing the same LH files/DB it is pretty powerful.
Go For It! arcs@wws.net
[url=http://www.wws.net/arcs/]ARCS, Inc.
At 08 DEC 1998 10:59PM Dave Pociu wrote:
It's definitely good and stable!
As for minuses:
- Reporter still has gaps, but unless you need super-graphical output, there are some good work-arounds out there (SLIST, OIPI)
- no 3rd party controls available in development ( jRev should fix that next year)
Definitely a good development environment!
At 09 DEC 1998 01:15AM Dimitri wrote:
You should strongly consider OI. I've been developing with REV/AREV since around 1985 too and decided to create a windows product. Looked at some other databases but Revelations variable length structure plus the ability to keep a lot of my source code and use Arev files at the same time. It's been stable since I've been using it around 3.0 version.
There are lot of features you can add that are not possible with AREV.
Some things you'll miss are
No F5 Key - you get a weanie Syseditor - SLIST from Specaturza works great!
You'll need to Get Splaver's Printing Software OIPI
Learning curve was steep for us because we wern't use to event driven programming.
Can't modify the dictionary structure while someones using the dictionary. I still use Arev if I need to add a dictionary while people are in there.
Even with some of those drawbacks it's still the right decision for companies wanting to move forward to windows and java, and keep using and leveraging the legacy programs that they have created.
Dimitri Mandelis
Dimitri@clandt.com
At 09 DEC 1998 10:01AM Nick Stevenson wrote:
Go for it… it's the best thing since sliced bread.
We too started with OI2.5 and ground our teeth - developing a love/hate relationship with the product. But, magically, since OI3.x things have never been better. Sure, there'll be the odd thing that Arev did better, but on the other hand, there's many a thing that OI does better. Get to know the product, and you'll have a whale of a time!
We've developed apps from small single user systems to large corporate systems with hundreds of users. OI works - simple as that.