2023.07.25

Where is simcoscripts heading?

This page is more than just a brief history of simcoscripts as it intends to make users and developers understand how we are here and what's next.

The first ever version was named syncforsimulated, made using sync to sync restaurant data to google sheets and simulated from sim of simcompanies. It's still available as public archive here. It had 2 versions. Major changes included in 2nd version (2nd of syncforsimulated, not simcoscripts) were code efficiency, low data used for sync and additional features for google sheets.

I consider simcoscripts project as 2nd version. Why create all new project. Because it helped solved many problems of first version using Object Oriented Programming instead of Procedural style in version 1. We also intended to add many features like having data of other buildings and some secret features too. But before we create fully functioning program again. We took sometime and thought about expandability to all level, so no new code needs to be rewrite.

Now we are here, trying to create a best tool for simcompanies. Also simcotools have launched Restaurant Manger, which is quite good but it still lacks features I intended to add in version 1. But it also has some features I never thought about. Version 2 didn't had big drawbacks except one, code can either run on our server where users privacy would have been concern or in users PC, where code vulnerability would be a issue. I mean I can't as code includes many private cloud keys required to run app correctly. So, now we are dividing our main program into different small individual programs, one for server one for client and more. Currently I intend to have two apps - one for server and one web app. I am thinking to having all products in one name simcoapps, but not for now. I don't know how will it go, but in this phase I will learn the most.