On Mon, 19 Jul 1999, Sergio Carvalho wrote:
>
> I would say the best programming environment is a Mac + Codewarrior.
> Unfortunately, this has not yet been enough to convince my employer to
> buy me a Mac ;-)
starting another 'religeous' war?
:>> actually.. i have a PC, MAC and a IRIX workstation 'accessable'
and unfortunately i am not a 'point and click' junkie. :)
the good old command line is perfect! :>
it all comes down to what you want to use.. if you are a unix
programmer, and like to have the feeling that you are hacking
away (like the old 3am university days).. then gcc is for you
(*if* you like this :>) - like me
however, if you prefer the 'point, click, point, click'.. write
1 line of code (because the IDE writes the rest).. then maybe
CW is for you..
the second approach for me (it is generic for ALL languages,
not just on the PalmOS).. is that you loose that feeling of
being the 'master' of the program.. i like to write ALL my
code, not play with a IDE tool and then fill in the blanks..
it gives me the impression that *i* wrote the program.. not
some 3rd party vendor. :>
gcc is FREE (magical)! :> and can suit your needs as long
as you are willing to 'hack around' and search for answers
(sorry, no nice PDF or WinHelp formats here).. 'grep, more etc'
are your tools :>
> I use NT + Codewarrior and it's very good, apart from being forced to
> use VC++ to write conduits (this is a hint to 3com...). If you're about
> to start and don't want to spend money on Codewarrior right now, use
> gcc.
i always thought Java was another posibility for conduits?
i suggest you play with gcc first, get the feel for the PalmOS,
then, if you like programming for PalmOS and wish to use a
'better' tool (interface wise), then you can put the money
out for CW. :>
try before you buy.. there are plenty of starting examples
that use gcc.. - see if you like it!
az.
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