Rev 4.0 (Pre-Beta)

edljr · Post by **edljr** » Fri Dec 19, 2008 1:50 am

Does anyone have experience with pre-beta versions of Rev? Are they typically fully-functional?

Any insights would be appreciated.

Regards,
Ed

Janschenkel · Post by **Janschenkel** » Fri Dec 19, 2008 6:32 am

Pre-beta stage software products are usually largely coded but not yet finalized specifications. In other words, there will be large parts untested and certain parts unfinished - the API may still be evolving and features may get pulled or morphed before they reach release candidate stage.

Apart from that, such access is - 99 times out of 100 - covered by a Non-Disclosure Agreement. Which means that we can unfortunately not talk about it in public spaces or with someone who the company doesn't explictly confirm as covered by the same NDA.

Jan Schenkel.

edljr · Post by **edljr** » Fri Dec 19, 2008 7:40 am

Thanks, Jan. I appreciate your insights.

Regards,
Ed

bangkok · Post by **bangkok** » Fri Dec 19, 2008 1:05 pm

Janschenkel wrote: Apart from that, such access is - 99 times out of 100 - covered by a Non-Disclosure Agreement. Which means that we can unfortunately not talk about it in public spaces or with someone who the company doesn't explictly confirm as covered by the same NDA.

Sure. But we could discuss the new goodies officially announced ifor this version 4 (the mailing sent yesterday by Revolution)

* The new Rev Web plugin lets you drop your stacks directly into Web pages. They'll work just like they do now, except they can now be seamlessly embedded, directly in your site. The files are tiny, and users no longer have to download and install a large standalone application to access your Revolution content.

* Dramatically enhanced server scripting lets you place snippets of Revolution code directly into your HTML, providing dynamic pages that pull information from databases and adapt at runtime to user interaction.

* For the first time ever, you'll enjoy using a single, English-based programming language to deploy solutions to Mac, Windows, Linux, Web pages, and Web servers. At last, a single comprehensive programming solution you can understand, and afford.

That sounds good. Very good.