UKNM: Best tools for the job.

[Stewart Dean]

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From: Robin Edwards [robinclockworx [dot] co [dot] uk (mailto:robinclockworx [dot] co [dot] uk)]

> Sent: Tuesday, May 30, 2000 4:20 PM

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On Tuesday, May 30, 2000 4:12 PM, Stewart Dean [SMTP:SDeanScient [dot] com]

> wrote:

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> > In effect many people are still building e-businesses like

> they are just

> > made out of independent parts. A database from one place, a database

> coding

> > solution from another, get a content management system, get

> someone to set

> > it up for you, get a design house to make it all look pretty...

> >

> > No wonder so many sites have Frankenstein like qualities.

>

> Hmm, didn't Frankenstein's monster live for more than 6 months?

>

> Anyway, whilst I get my coat, isn't it preferable to use the

> best tools for

> the job Stewart?

>


Yep. But sometimes the best generic tool is not good for your job. You can

also get the right tool, like Vignette's content management tool, and then

use it totally wrong - meaning it can only serve 100 people at time instead

of the huge amounts it could if it's properly set up.


There are also platform / solution bigots who, even before the problem is

properly speced, will already know they are going to use server x with

database y and content management system z. The best solution isn't always a

sun box with oracle for example.


Equally there are design bigots who decide before they start a project the

will or will not use frames/flash/dynamic Html etc.


Sometimes theses bigots can be customers. If a client ever comes to you and

says 'I want a flash site' but doesn't know what they want it to do my

advice is to take them down the pub and give them a nice talk about setting

goals before creating solutions.


Okay - public moan over. You know who you are out there!


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As a foot note - all those who have said previously - 'Flash for e-commerce

is a bad idea' take a look at this:


http://www.barneys.com/


Now I'm not saying Flash is always the best solution....



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Stewart Dean - SDeanscient [dot] com - Customer Experience

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