Who are we?
This site is published by CoveComm Inc, which also publishes Clarion Magazine.
Why this site?
We've been publishing vital information for software developers since 1999, via Clarion Magazine. But as great a resource as Clarion Magazine has been (and will continue to be), we believe it's time for something more. Back when ClarionMag first hit the 'net, you could easily meet business software development requirements by using a single tool (like Clarion) and targeting a single platform (like the Windows desktop). Now, software development is much more diverse, often involving multiple platforms and many different toolsets.
What's on the site?
We're just getting under way, so there's not a lot here yet. But that's how Clarion Magazine started, and it now contains over a million words of content. So stay tuned.
This site's content is organized into spaces, with each space having a specific theme. Current spaces include:
- Clarion Wiki
- Clarion Articles
- WinDev Wiki
- WinDev Articles
- SQL
- .NET development
We're open to setting up additional spaces. Clarion Magazine had a single focus; DevRoadmaps is here to help Clarion, WinDev, and other business software developers get the job done in the best way possible.
This is a wiki?
Yes, this site is a wiki, running on Atlassian Confluence. But that doesn't mean that anyone can edit any part of the site. For one thing, anonymous users only have access to a few pages, such as this one.
Most of the content is subscriber-only. Some wiki spaces can be edited by any subscriber. Other spaces can only be edited by administrators and contributors with special access.
Why do I have to pay?
A site like this entails software license costs and server costs. And although it's open to direct user contributions, making sure all of that information is well-organized and, in some cases, professionally edited also takes time and money.
How much does it cost?
Some time after the official launch a monthly subscription will be available at the following rates:
- Clarion stream (Clarion spaces, SQL, .NET, etc) - $15/month
- WinDev stream (Clarion spaces, SQL, .NET, etc) - $15/month
- All content - $20/month
We don't have a store set up for this site, so in the meantime we're offering annual subscriptions (all content) at just $125. Take out a one year subscription over at the Clarion Magazine store and we'll set you up here by the time we go live.
If you already have a Clarion Magazine subscription it will be extended to this site. All Clarion Magazine subscriptions are on hold as of December 1 2011, so if you still had three months left on your subscription as of that time then you'll get three months of access to this site starting with our "go live" date.