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So, why 37signals? 280 North likewise makes web applications well and their Objective-J model is better for making applications (vs. web pages with ajax) than
by mdasen 18y ago
So, why 37signals? 280 North likewise makes web applications well and their Objective-J model is better for making applications (vs. web pages with ajax) than 37signals' model. 37signals is great, but they don't make competitors for things like Visio or PowerPoint. 280 North is in that arena.
And Objective-J wouldn't be hard to swallow for Microsoft. They'd have to replace the widgets with less Apple-esque ones, but it wouldn't be too hard. And it would give them a base akin to Google's GWT.
Microsoft probably does need to get into the webapp world, but 37signals doesn't compete with Microsoft's lineup and Rails really isn't the toolkit to create a Visio-killer.
- tyler 18y agoWho is 280 North? I think you're missing the point the author is attempting to make. 37Signals is a well-founded company which has several applications, each generating revenue. It's also well-known. The points which the author purports would make 37Signals tempting to Microsoft do not apply for 280 North.
- mikeryan 18y ago"and their Objective-J model is better for making applications (vs. web pages with ajax) " I'm sorry but adding an abstraction layer on top of javascript doesn't make it better then javascript.
- jamongkad 18y agoI tried learning Objective-J when it first came out. It was nice and all but I couldn't shake the feeling of uneasiness that I could be writing this app in Javascript + jQuery.
- mwerty 18y agoI doubt Microsoft has trouble creating languages - if anything they'll buy the brains.