I agree with Jeff. My review wouldn't be as glowing, but it was a
worthwhile upgrade (fixing the POSE communication problems was worth the
$200). It also fixed screen update problems I had. The only drawback
(other than the $200) is that the editor now feels sluggish (I suspect
they're repainting after every keystroke). Also, I am, and I assume Jeff
is, running on Windows.
Steve
"DIAMOND JEFF" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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>
> Since anyone who hasn't upgraded to CW 7 is probably wondering if it's
> worth the cost, I felt I had to share my experience for the benefit of
> Palm community, because, in short, I think it is extremely worth it.
>
> Everyone's mileage may differ, and if you've been having little to no
> problems using CW 6, then this is probably not an issue.
>
> I had many difficulties using CW 6 (that the patches didn't fix), so I
> had to take a gamble and pay nearly $200 to upgrade to CW 7.
>
> When doing this, I was wondering if it would help:
> -> Will CW 7 actually solve my problems?
> -> Will CW 7 be noticably improved?
> -> Might CW 7 not even be as up to date as my CW 6 with the latest plug
> ins?
> -> Am I about to blow $200 and a day's install time for something worse
> than I have now?
>
> Well, I ordered CW 7 (from the Metrowerks website) and received in
> within 48 hours.
>
> And I must tell everyone - YES, YES, YES - it is WORTH IT! It is a more
> significant upgrade than any I'd found previously, it solved my
> problems, and it boosted my productivity so much that I made up for the
> install disruption in about a day! (I also verified that all elements
> of CW 7 are more recent than any of the updates/plugins for CW 6, except
> if you are currently using SDK 4.0)
>
> Here's what most benefitted me in order of importance:
>
> (1) Totally new way of emulator debugging:
>
> -> instant start of debug sessions
> -> communication problems almost non existant
> -> occasional errors are recoverable without rebooting
> -> extremely stable debugger (no crashing)
> -> stack works, code stepping works, symbolic debugging works and much
> faster than in CW 6
>
> (2) Better "live" source code awareness in the IDE
> -> Much easier to "hyperlink" around symbols and files
> -> New cool features make writing code easier
>
> (3) Overall great stability
> -> Nothing's 100%, but I haven't had CW 7 crash yet, and I've certainly
> never needed to reboot my machine. I can freely debug on my emulator
> and Palm as often as I want, with no fear of overdoing things and
> pushing my luck.
>
> The honest truth is I used to somewhat minimize my time spent debugging
> in CW because it was unstable. Now I flourish in it and spend all my
> time developing with it.
>
> Again, some of you may have had no problems with CW 6, but for those
> that are having problems, I can't think of a better silver bullet than
> upgradeing to CW 7.
>
> - Jeff
>
>
>
>
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