On 20 Jul 2011, at 6:03 PM, Chris wrote:
> Or, rather than Apple making a special case for you, you could make
> BBEdit a full 64-bit Cocoa app?
>
> I love BBEdit for so many reasons but the way it clings to the past on
> some things makes me want to pull my hair out. And I remember the past
> - I've been using it since System 7.
Um. I don't know for sure, but I suspect that like many applications you've
been using since System 7, BBEdit is based on the Carbon framework, which is
not 64-bit compatible. Converting to Cocoa would be (I gather from Rich's
message, is) a Herculean task. It would take months of careful planning, months
of execution, and months of fanatical testing. Adobe, with its billions, did
not do it quickly (hasn't done it at all, for Flash), and arguably did not do
it well.
You're not just asking for ponies, you're asking for them to give you in a ride
in a solid-gold, diamond-encrusted coach. That flies, swims, and shoots laser
torpedoes. Bare Bones can do that, but it won't come quick or cheap for them.
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