jcompagner wrote:Having a java installed on the system, is more and more a problem
We have a lot of problems of new customers that where struggling with this..
Or that they have a 32 bit java installed then nothing works....
The installer could check for this, no? If yes, then it should not be an issue. Just warn that they need to install 64-bit Java or the bundled JVM.
jcompagner wrote:So now we are fully in control. we even update java for you through a Servoy update.. (if java 13 is out we will just update it)
Also if I still use 2019.xx 3 years later?
jcompagner wrote:For the database we yes install now also basic postgresql, but only by default the binary, you have then the choice after unzip and run it the first time, do you really want to init the database ? (yes, yes with sample, or never)
For a first time user this is way easier
For existing stuff (that do download a new installer) this is way way faster, its just unzip and run, Yes OSX is a a bit annoying that you have to run the firstuse.command, but this is only OSX
I wouldn't consider this easier for a first time user. Nothing is easier than hitting Next in an installer and let it take care of any setups.
I believe there is already a post on the forum about PostgreSQL not running in 2019.06. I bet that it is because they weren't aware of the need to run a script first. In other words not a good experience (and an unnecessary support call)
Also there are a lot of developers (like me) that have (for various reasons) multiple versions of Developer installed on their system. So 'check for updates' is not an option then.