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 Originally Posted by Remy X
Lol
We both have good points here.. i just think the web lends for some interactivity that a spreadsheet would not have
But anyway, tomorrow (for me,) is the day to get it done, full database and CSV. Whether or not we'll have a hosted database, we'll see. In the long run, it doesn't really matter because most people are afraid of getting fingered for piracy.
We are lucky if we manage to save 200 apps out of 4,000, at this stage. Later on some users may dump their profiles to archive something they have
P.S. The full metadata i'm talking about would have all comments and image URLs, various technical stuff like timestamps and file sizes, while what you're implying to put in the CSV is just app name/link, app filename and price...
I don't disagree, my point is that someone with a bit of experience can make some script or other method that outputs the data to a CSV in a few minutes. Post it, forget about it and let the users sort the file and click through for last minute purchases. I could do this, but I'll probably spend all day trying to work it out and setup the process - I expect those of you able to find and grab the data will be better experienced and equipped to do it fast. The list I put out already has more than three items of data, but yes price is a problem as it requires a click through or for that data to be scanned from individual pages and if paid apps go first, that's an important selector. (one side issue - with that data, you could calculate the cost of all paid apps and the community could donate to download 1 archive copy of every paid app..)
An online, interactive method may be better in the long run, but is more work to set up. You have to setup your server & start building a means to host the data and search it, then you need to make the web front end...
My preference for a simple list is about speed. Especially if we get caught out and can't download free apps either after the 1st of November...
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