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Many of you have probably read the post about Zoho reaching 1 million users, which is a testament to the good work from the folks at Aventnet. In addition to this, the soon-to-be released Zoho Creator 3.0, is another good reason for us, the members of the Zoho Creator community to cheer. I say this based on the recent demo I received of the upcoming product.
Here are my top three improvements to the platform:
- It is now very easy to customize views with html code.
- There are many opportunities available to create Mashups (with other Zoho apps and others).
- Connections to other systems (via XML) won’t require use of the API.
These platform improvements are excellent, but I am mostly excited about the new way they have devised to make it easy for developers and users to meet, test and showcase or purchase applications. We tried to start something like this at LoZC but just didn’t have the bandwidth to get it done.
I applaud how Zoho has focused on building a solid platform and how its people are helping the user community push it forward. It may just be time for Sridhar to get in front of the large audience (at the upcoming party) and start yelling Developers, Developers, Developers. Now that would be amusing.
Developers, developers, developers, developers
with the migration to 3.0, one of my application is corrupted and I can no longer import additional data into my applications via Excel. I can copy an application but then the form won’t load and just sits there. Creator is as slow as it ever was. I have one form which I do not consider all that complex but they have a fair amount of scripting, calculations, hide, show, etc. I had to abandon Zoho creator in favor of the good ole static php form because it would not load for users with slower DSL speeds and Safari users especially had trouble. I used to be a fan of Creator but now I need to look for a new solution. I suppose it’s good for really simple apps but apparently my 5 person non-profit organization’s needs are much too complex for Zoho to handle.
BIG THANKS for the try and compare links. dabbleDB is completely brilliant. Iceberg wouldn’t install on my 64 bit Windows Vista Ultimate laptop, said not supported.
Quickbase - You should add Quickbase from Intuit to your try and compare list. This one does it all very robust, just about every feature you’d ever want except, ironically, no built in sync or integration with Quickbooks!!!!!! Creator plus dabbledb plus everything. Very very expensive though, but when you consider it would replace a zoho subscription, a surveymonkey subscription, a dabbledb subscription, it starts to add up.
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