[FX.php List] one machine intallation

[Erik Andreas Cayré]

Den 30/04/2007 kl. 11.32 skrev Kevin Futter:

>> Have any of you considered the data/UI separation strategy?
>
> I have considered it, but ours is a large, sprawling, poorly- 
> planned (and
> often poorly-implemented) system of undocumented files and  
> relationships,
> originally put together by an enthusiastic-but-limited amateur with no
> training. It was hard enough dealing with the basic transition from  
> 5.5/6 to
> v8! Most of our databases need much remedial attention, but a complete
> rewrite or rearchitecting is just too hard in the current  
> circumstances.

I'm facing the same dilemma, well almost, since I'm both (the  
untrained enthusiastic-amateur and the guy supposed to pick up the  
piece).

My plan is to transition to 8 first, and then to rebuild one "module"  
at a time to make it manageable.
I agree it will be hard, but we can't afford not to. At the current  
rate, improving the system based on users' requests is already a  
nightmare.
I think I spend at least 70% of the time trying to figure out whats  
going on, trying not to break existing functionality.
Although this is noy efficient, I would say it it great training...

Btw: I'm preparing for 8 with "Using Filemaker Pro 8" by QUE publishing

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