Looking for Beta Testers for Training Log Software

[GaryG]

"Matt O'Toole" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> Mark Wolfe wrote:
>
> > I'd like to find some sort of training log software. As for the
> > linux thing, people are seeing the light. My whole family runs it,
> > including my Mom.
>
> Actually, Gary's program (Cyclistats) is very nice. But for $45, I'll
continue
> to use a spreadsheet. It may be worth it to you, though. I encourage you
to
> give it a try -- I think he still offers a free 30-day demo.
>
> Matt O.
>
>

Thanks, but you've got the price wrong. It's $34.95 (US).

If you've not tried the current version (4.2), you should take a look. The
new "Goals" feature (
http://www.shastasoftware.com/CycliStats/goaleditor.htm ), plus the "balloon
tips" and "icons" in the Calendar view (
http://www.shastasoftware.com/CycliStats/calendartab.htm ) have been very
well received.

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CycliStats - Software for Cyclists

 

[Brad Hubbard]

Jon Senior <jon_AT_restlesslemon_DOTco_DOT_uk> wrote:

>> 1) Porting my applications to Mac/Linux (i.e., Java) would be an enormous
>> undertaking, for a very small market potential.
>
> So why use Java? There are some free toolkits that operate on at least
> two of those platforms

Or all three;

http://www.wxwidgets.org/

It's what I'd use, I'm writing this in Knode on Fedora Core 2 (Linux) of
course.

Cheers,
Brad

 

[Gippledocks]

"Jon Senior" <jon_AT_restlesslemon_DOTco_DOT_uk> wrote in message
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>I have managed to
> release a program built 100% in Java that behaves with the response
> times of a "conventional" application.
>

I applaud you. I'm an IT professional, though not a developer, and the Java
apps I see (from major software companies pitched at enterprise customers)
are way short of that standard. I follow all the arguments about short time
to market. My gripes are the memory and CPU hit from the Java middleware,
the pickiness about Java versions and the take on platform neutrality that
seems to revel in GUIs far clunkier than those enjoyed by native apps.

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[Jon Senior]

Gippledocks [email protected] opined
the following...
>
> "Jon Senior" <jon_AT_restlesslemon_DOTco_DOT_uk> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
> >I have managed to
> > release a program built 100% in Java that behaves with the response
> > times of a "conventional" application.
> >
>
> I applaud you. I'm an IT professional, though not a developer, and the Java
> apps I see (from major software companies pitched at enterprise customers)
> are way short of that standard. I follow all the arguments about short time
> to market. My gripes are the memory and CPU hit from the Java middleware,
> the pickiness about Java versions and the take on platform neutrality that
> seems to revel in GUIs far clunkier than those enjoyed by native apps.

The memory and CPU hits have been lessening over time and are no longer
as significant as they were. The pickiness about Java versions is also
much less than it was although keeping the JRE up-to-date is a very good
idea (AFAIK, its very rare for a new version of the JRE to break code
from the previous version).

We managed to build a MWI program with a dynamically generated
background (Using transparancy) which runs in more than acceptable time
on every machine we've tested it on. This is despite a lack of rewriting
for efficiency.

I use (As a part of my real job) a piece of software which is written in
Delphi (Allegedly). It has the worst interface I've seen and is
painfully slow. Until recently it was unable to deal with maximised
windows and used to say "f...." on the startup screen instead of
"Welcome to..." [Name withheld to protect the guilty]. Despite being
designed for large scale deployment it seems to die a death if it is not
lovingly looked after and if it used with any regularity.

Take care not to confuse the abilities of the language with the
abilities of the programmer. To paraphrase Paul's sig "A ****** is a
******, no matter which language they use"! ;-)

Jon