[school-discuss] Web app innovation vs complication

[David Bucknell <david@members.iteachnet.org>]

I use Web content apps, all of which are built with php and use mysql or
postgres databases. Lately, I've found that well-intentioned "innovations" are 
making it difficult to upgrade. Maybe it's just a transition period, but I
wonder if the developers, whose good works have destined them for paradise, are
losing touch with the needs of their users. I've written an article in which I
try to describe the situation at
http://opensourceschools.org/article.php?story=20020303154244921

I didn't say so in the article, but it occurs to me that this may be where
computer science collides with usability.

I'd appreciate any comments you might have.

David Bucknell
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