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BenPleysier
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BenPleysierCommunity Expert
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October 21, 2023
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Pray for our friend Ray Borduin

  • October 21, 2023
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This message appeared on another forum:

 

"I understand that this may not be the ideal platform for such messages, but I believe that we are all a community and owe each other support. Many of us here at Wappler started with DMX and Webassist extensions. As some of you may know, their founder, Ray Borduin, has been battling cancer for the past few months. Unfortunately, cancer has taken him from us today, leaving behind 5 children. For all colleagues who would like to make a donation for his family, you are welcome to do so. And if all you can offer are your prayers for our good friend Ray, that is more than enough."

 

Donations: Fundraiser for Ray Borduin by Trishia Beaty : Help Ray (gofundme.com)

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      L
      Community Expert
      L e n aCommunity Expert
      Community Expert
      December 20, 2023

      I didn't know Ray, nor Webassist, but like everyone else here, I'm stunned that he left so young. You have my deepest sympathies, and those of his family and friends.

       

      As for taking over and maintaining your work, it's true that the idea is often to get closer to a developer or an agency, but it's sometimes interesting to get in touch with universities whose curriculum would be to study development, because there's often an abundance of students who are very keen, who have a lot of potential and can invest themselves fully in supporting even complex projects. The result is often a win/win team.

      C
      Cornelius7
      Participant
      December 20, 2023

      Lena, thank you for the suggestion. I will look into it.

      Thanks,

      John

      C
      Cornelius7
      Participant
      December 18, 2023

      Hello coders, Ray Borduin and I worked together, and co-fouded Pub Site (https://pub-site.com/) together about six years ago. I first met Ray when I purchased his Webassist Dreamweaver database extensions. I am not a programmer, but I knew enough to be able to use them and build sites. Ray proposed the idea of Pub Site because he had developed CafeCommerce, a similar platform.

       

      As you know, Ray unfortunately passed away a couple of months ago, tragically at the young age of 47. Ray's family and I now own Pub Site.

       

      It has left me in a bit of a bind because I still have this platform and I am not a programmer. If something happened to it tomorrow, I would be unable to fix it. That was Ray's job.

       

      I need to find a really good PHP programmer who can help me with it, primamrily to just keep it up and running, but also to fix things and at times add features and upgrades. I would consider a monthly retainer to have someone on call, and then an hourly arrangement for any work done.

       

      Is anyone interested, or knows someone who would be? I would prefer a U.S. based person.

       

      You can email me [EMAIL REMOVED BY MODERATOR, USE PRIVATE MESSAGING INSTEAD]

       

      Thanks,

      John Burke

        Nancy OShea
        Community Expert
        Nancy OSheaCommunity Expert
        Community Expert
        December 18, 2023

        Hi John @Cornelius7,

        You have my deepest sympathies. 

         

        Most Dreamweaver users are not programmers per se.  You're unlikely to reach many qualified candidates here. 

         

        List your JOB on Behance where freelance developers are likely to see it.  Also the WebAssist forum might have other leads.

        https://www.behance.net/joblist

         

        Hope that helps.  Best of luck.

         

        Nancy O'Shea— Product User & Community Expert
          C
          Cornelius7
          Participant
          December 19, 2023

          Nancy,

           

          I appreciate you getting back to me, and you make a good point. I will give Behance a try, and the WebAssist forum.

           

          Thanks!

          John

            Nancy OShea
            Community Expert
            Nancy OSheaCommunity Expert
            Community Expert
            October 22, 2023

            That's a godd*mn shame.  He was only 47, way too young to die. 

             

            Thanks for posting. 

            I wonder what will happen to WebAssist.

             

             

             

            Nancy O'Shea— Product User & Community Expert
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              osgood_
              Legend
              October 22, 2023

              I didn't really know Ray being a coder myself BUT it's always very sad news to hear of someone that has passed over, particularly in the light of Rays involvement in producing extentions for Dreamweaver in it's golden era. Sadly that's over now and we have lost 2 great DW evangelists along the way - Ray and Al. May they both be remembered by those who have bought into their products and by those of us that have been aquainted through this forum and our involvement in web-development.

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