[AccessD] The Future of Access

Salakhetdinov Shamil mcp2004 at mail.ru
Tue Oct 22 12:10:20 CDT 2013


 Hi Arthur --

All that sounds (here) like Herbalife or  Sildenafil citrate  ads I must admit :) 
Kidding...

If seriously I have glanced one of their videos for developers - and I've got an impression they have very few resources to make real videos to convince serious developers - the videos are of introductory level, developer's IDE looks like a toy - and then they invite to download and to try their tutorials - all that sounds very much alike to the business/life style training courses teasers...

I can be wrong, I could have missed real stuff from their site, would you be so kind to post here a good set of links on such real stuff, as well as ask Alpha Anywere to open source at least one middle size modern application they have built using Alpha Anywhere....

Thank you.

-- Shamil

Tuesday, October 22, 2013 5:30 AM -04:00 from Arthur Fuller <fuller.artful at gmail.com>:
>NOT! MS has pretty much declared that Access has no future, at least among
>the developer community. So then. where is one to go? Visual Studio? A very
>steep climb. Alpha Anywhere is for my bet a much more profitable path, both
>intellectually and economically.
>
>I have emotional/intellectual bonds with Alpha, and the folks behind it
>have offered me a chance to bundle a bunch of you into a quantity-purchase
>of said product. First of all, let me declare that I have no shares or any
>other fiscal interest in Alpha, I simply love the software. Next, the Alpha
>people have offered me the opportunity to aggregate a group of developers
>into a group-purchase of the licensing.
>
>Before you bite the bullet, you can taste its treats by visiting
>www.alphasotware.com and follow the links. You can obtain a free trial
>there, and also view some vids describing the software.
>
>I am doing this as a service to the Access Developers community. I stand to
>gain zero dollars for these efforts. I am not in any way aligned in any
>economic sense with the folks behind Alpha, although I have become
>net-friends with the principals.
>
>And this is why they have offered an opportunity to all of you, via me.
>Here's the nut:
>
>Alpha Anywhere beats Access and Visual Studio and RoR, no contest.
>You can grab a 20-day trial from AlphaSoftware.com. The demos are
>astounding. Way way way beyond Northwind.
>
>So here's the deal. Visit Alpha's web site, download a trial version,
>inspect the demos, and decide whether this is a path worth investment. If
>you decide Yes, and a minimum of ten of you do decide Yes, then I can
>arrange a bulk-purchase. You don't have to say Yes at once. Download the
>trial and see the future of your development projects.
>
>I've already stated it but I'll say it again: I have no fiscal interest in
>this project or the privately-held company. I do work with the team and
>have embarked on writing some articles about the transition from Access to
>Alpha Anywhere, ultimately to be posted on their web site. I am receiving
>no remuneration for these efforts. I am as objective as can be.
>
>Back to the subject,the future of Access. In a word, None.
>
>Download the trial edition. Walk through the tuts. See what can be done
>with this remarkable software. And if you like what you see, I can arrange
>a bulk purchase of Alpha Anywhere, for a significant discount from the
>individual price.
>
>Why, you might ask, am I doing this? First of all, I stand absolutely no
>fiscal gain. I'm doing this because a) I love the software', and b) as an
>Access developer and (I like to think) a significant contributor to our
>community, and c) as a consequence of my active participation in the Access
>developers community, I recognize that MS has failed us dramatically, and
>we need a new place to go.
>
>So here's the deal. 1) Download the trial from  www.alphasoftware.com . 2)
>Take the demos for a spin. 3) If you like what you see, contact me
>privately and join the bulk-purchase thing that II have arranged with
>Alpha. It won't cost you a cent up front, and there will be no deal until I
>get at least 10 people willing to participate.
>
>Let me re-state this: I have absolutely no fiscal interest in doing this. I
>am doing this because a) I love the Alpha software; b) like many Access
>developers, I have hit the wall that MS built; and c) I have built many
>cyber-friendships with Access developers all around the world, and have
>learned much from them, and feel the need to pay back.
>
>So... here's what to do. First, download the trial Alpha Anywhere. Second,
>play with the samples. Third, decide whether you want into this new
>platform. Fourth, email me privately that you want into the bulk purchase
>that I am trying to build.
>
>It won't cost you a penny until we achieve the threshold of 10 particpants.
>And at the risk of repitition, I stand to gain absolutely no remuneration
>from this effort. I have talked with the people at Alpha, and in fact this
>was their idea not mine. But this is the bottom line: MS has abandoned us
>Access developers, and Alpha offers an elegant way out and a way into the
>future.
>
>If you're feeling trapped in Access or for that matter in Visual Studio,
>please download the trial edition of Alpha, and if you like what you see,
>get back to me and I'll put you on my list for a bulk-purchase.
>
>If I sound like an evangelist for Alpha, then I plead Guilty, but I must
>re-state that I stand to gain absolutely nothing in the way of payment or
>anything else. I asked them for a couple of gorgeous hookers, for an
>evening, but they declined :) So I still have my integrity intact LOL.
>
>-- 
>Arthur
>-- 
>AccessD mailing list
>AccessD at databaseadvisors.com
>http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/accessd
>Website:  http://www.databaseadvisors.com


-- 
Салахетдинов Шамиль


More information about the AccessD mailing list