> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jim Wright [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
>
> First what is the preferred development platform - NT, Mac,
> Win9x, Solaris, or? Secondly,
> and related, what is the most often preferred development
> environment for one to get
> started with?
>
The preferred environment is just that: a personal preference,
tempered by whichever operating system you currently have.
On Wintel and Mac the commercial C/C++ development environment,
CodeWarrior (by Metrowerks) is available.
On Wintel and UNIX, the GNU C/C++ development tools are available.
If you're up to it, you can also work in Wintel in plain ol'
assembler.
On the Palm itself are a tiny Basic, Forth, Lisp, almost-Java
(Waba), and even an on-board C compiler.
Most people seem to prefer to work in C or C++ using either the
Metrowerks or GNU tools, depending upon their pocketbooks and/or
their like/dislike of GUI vs. command-line development paradigms.
--
-Richard M. Hartman
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