> What's wrong with tester apps, like the one
> Interpreter had? They allow you to do
> quite a bit more, and quite a bit easier!
> Uli: The difference is that most tester apps
> won't be that useful to real life users,
> and real life is where most bugs show up.
Alain: At the user level, FreeCard will have debugging
facilities similar to HyperCard's current debugging
facilities: the ScriptEditor, the variableWatcher, and
the MessageWatcher. Correct?
> Uli: If we wrote XCMDs
> we'd instantly multiply the base of testers.
> Virtually everyone on this list, for example,
> will be able to do some real-life tests
> on the code and maybe even
> use it in some little project.
Alain: You have my vote, Uli.
> There could be a good use for an XBF xthing,
> though: To convert HC stacks to XBF.
> Interpreter could then use those stacks.
> Uli: This would be an additional bonus.
> We'd see how well the XBF file format
> lends itself to storing stacks
> or retrieving them again.
Alain: Sounds good. We could feed it hundreds of
existing HyperCard stacks. That should give it XBF a
thorough testing.
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