Daniel Pineault - Devhut

[isladogs]

@Jon
Have you contacted Dan about this? I can contact him through the MVP news group if you want me to reach out.
Pat

I emailed Daniel the day his site went down. I know others have as well. No responses so far AFAIK
I know Daniel reads emails in the MVP groups but I have never yet seen him interact with those groups

 

[isladogs]

Ditto less than a week before he took down his website. Ironically. he asked for the current link to one of my web articles which he then updated in one of his articles! It must have been a fairly sudden decision though a long time brewing.

 

[NauticalGent]

I realized early on that people do not want to pay for any code.

Too true. I have a thing ot two to say about this, but that is another thread. I have started to bring this topic up before but always thought better of it.

Once I finish this chapter of my mide-life crises bucket list, I will start it.

 

[Jon]

@Pat Hartman I haven't. I don't even know who owns the copyright if it was created on a website other than his own domain.

 

[cheekybuddha]

I realized early on that people do not want to pay for any code. This is not just the case for Microsoft Access, it's a prevalent attitude across the internet, where there's a pervasive belief that everything should be free. I've had moments, much like what I imagine Daniel might have experienced, where I considered quitting.

do you want experts like Dan who was one of the more prolific and good content creators out there to pick up their ball and go home because you are too cheap to support their efforts?

Where do you all get the idea that Daniel removed his content because of money?

This is not the impression I have got - it seems to me that it was more because his disillusion with the MS/Access ecosystem.

Note his comment in the source code of the current page of his website which I quoted in Post #3.

I always got the feeling that Daniel was more than happy to offer his code for free, and that it paid itself back through gaining clients for his consulting work.

What did I miss?

 

[561414]

The devhut.net domain still points to a server.

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He may have just moved its content somewhere else, but he kept the domain. Who knows, maybe it'll be accessible soon again.

 

[cheekybuddha]

The devhut.net domain still points to a server.

That server still serves a page:
https://www.devhut.net

On that page Daniel writes:

Wishing you all the very best while I reevaluate this site's future.

 

[561414]

That server still serves a page:
https://www.devhut.net

On that page Daniel writes:

It seems like he could be up to something sneaky there. The domain didn't have any content the last time I checked, specifically because you mentioned it had a hidden message in the source code. When I tried opening it, I encountered a 404 error. I also noticed that he used ChatGPT to generate the countdown, which I find quite interesting.

I suppose he achieved the attention he was seeking.

 

[cheekybuddha]

it looks to be counting down to DOD....

Looks like a countdown to the turn of the century to me.

 

[cheekybuddha]

The domain didn't have any content the last time I checked

I've only checked a few times, but it's always gone to the current page with the goodbye message.

 

[cheekybuddha]

I also noticed that he used ChatGPT to generate the countdown, which I find quite interesting.

How did you notice that?

If so, I wonder where ChatGPT gets it from ...

Literally word for word from the first link in a search:
DuckDuckGo: javascript countdown timer

 

[isladogs]

The countdown clock is an interesting feature of that webpage, >>>28,000 days is equal to 76.66 years.<<< it looks to be counting down to DOD.... Or maybe to when Daniel plans on retiring, coming back to MS Access and messing around with it like other retirees do!

See post #15

 

[cheekybuddha]

I think it's actually when Daniel expects this Access bug to be fixed

 

[isladogs]

Now you're being absurdly optimistic!

 

[Jason Lee Hayes]

I think we should not waste time speculating on the reasons why Daniel has took such action or question is judgement. I would rather spend time thanking him for his generous and aspirational work in recognizing that the quality of code and explanation which he shared with the Access community is was far superior to most. If he chooses not to continue with Access which would be a disappointment to many including myself his position and recognition within the Access community will never be forgotten..

 

[Jon]

@Jon Let me know if you want me to connect the two of you.

Its low on the priority list at the moment. Had a break-in yesterday amongst other things, so have little time right now.

 

[GPGeorge]

For those of you referring to "Dan". In any interactions I've ever had with him, he referred to himself as "Daniel", never "Dan".

 

[NauticalGent]

Had a break-in yesterday amongst other things...

Hope you didn't lose anything of value...

 

[Jon]

Hope you didn't lose anything of value...

No idea. The garage was stuffed full of items.

 

[GPGeorge]

No idea. The garage was stuffed full of items.

Consider it an early start on "down-sizing" the living space.