[FX.php List] [OFF] API Equivalent for Grabbing RECID

[Bob Patin]

And what difference does that make anyway, when the client's requests  
the API??

You're missing the point. If we were talking about what's better, then  
speed between the 2 becomes an issue.

Clients aren't considering speed here; for the vast bulk of what I've  
developed, and at this point I've probably done 100 FX sites, the  
traffic is fairly low, so speed isn't a big issue.

What IS important is a) what the client asks for, when that occurs,  
and b) being able to do the work when the call comes in.

I've been doing freelance work for over 30 years, and my experience  
has taught me that in most cases, you get your chance once; when the  
call comes, and they're offering you a big pile of money, they're not  
saying, "We have this work to do; can you take a month and learn how  
to do x-y-z?" They're saying, "The work is this; are you able to do  
this right now?"

In the music business, you get a shot at the big jobs once; if you  
aren't able to do it, or you do a bad job, you rarely get the second  
chance. If you get called for an audition, and they ask you if you can  
sight-read, you can't go home and learn--you have to be ready to rock  
when the call comes.

The same thing applies here; the reason I've had my best year yet, and  
am on track to beat it in 2008, is that I try to prepare for the call  
before it comes. For me, as a FileMaker web-app designer, that  
includes having an arsenal of skills that will enable me to take more  
calls.

Sure, you can be hard-headed and say, "I only program with FX.php," or  
"I only work on PC maachines," or "I only work on Macs," but in my  
opinion, that's a bone-headed attitude, and will cost you money in the  
long run.

I know musicians who made the choice, when synths became popular, to  
stick just to piano. It's funny, but I rarely hear their names  
anymore... wonder why. I know musicians who refused to switch to  
digital recording, saying analog is better, tape is warmer, yada yada  
yada... who cares, what matters is what the industry is doing.

In the FileMaker industry there are tons of people using the API,  
whether it's better or not... who cares, I want a piece of that pie too.

My opinion,

BP





On Apr 3, 2008, at 1:01 PM, Bob Patin wrote:

> Also, if better were always the determining factor, we would have  
> gone with BETA rather than VHS, Mac rather than PC, and on and on.
>
>
> On Apr 3, 2008, at 12:30 PM, Gjermund Gusland Thorsen wrote:
>
>> Performance is not an issue I see...
>
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