If DTML programming / interface design is so simple, and cheap, why not automate it? (Strike two for low cost development).
I've been trying to save some time (and my fingers!) by building a RAD framework, named the WarpFramework [1], which deals with the low level complexity of properties and how to display / manipulate them in addition to other common programming tasks.. this could perhaps blend in easily..
What does it do already? (O.k., I know the answer: Read the code ;-))
Say for example that we could provide the odd designer with the possibility of simply pushing widgets and displays (generated automatically of course) around the page, and changing colors and backgrounds (CSS); then we have a tool that designers would love as well.
That's what we at iuveno are doing right now. SmartSections (to be released soon) are simple page elements like headers, HTML text, images, etc. that can be moved around, added, copied and pasted, deleted etc. A ZClass-based proof-of-concept is in the Kontentor 1.x framework. The whole thing will then be embedded into SmartPortals, which are configurable web pages where you can move around boxes etc. Remember I presented the idea in Amsterdam? We are very open to ideas and help!
Minimize the time of people. Period. :-)
Yep!
..lessen the complexity and add to robustness.
Yep! Joachim