On Mon, 7 Mar 2005 07:34:58 -0000, DenKar GamaSeven wrote: > Hello, > > I'm new to PalmOS development, and I'm looking for a nice RAD environment. > Given my budget, about $200, I have these candidates: > > http://www.handheld-basic.com > http://www.orbworks.com/orbforms/index.html > http://www.winsoft.sk/pstudio.htm > > I've tested them a bit, and I think they are pretty cool, with lot of > features, but I would like to hear comments from skilled people, to help me > to make a decision. > > > Thanx in advance.
I have both HB++ and NSBasic/Palm. Here's why I prefer HB++. - It compiles to native code. Their RTL (Runtime Lib) has only about a 29k overhead. Apps written in it run like C apps (because they are 100% native). - It has an integrated debugger. - It's got an object inheritance model built into the language. - The IDE has code and member insight. As soon as I enter the name of a variable or object in the IDE and type in a period a list of the types and methods supported by that variable/object display on the screen. - I can hook into alarm events and all *kinds* of other events that NSBasic, for example, doesn't surface. - I can create preferences panels (I haven't had a need for this, but it IS pretty darn cool). - There's "built-in" support for using the built-in Palm databases (Todo, Date, Address, Memo - and at my behest they're looking to support the Expense database, also). Basically I can do about 99% of what CodeWarrior I can do in HB++ with far less frustration. I have the Professional Version of HB++. That version is about 650 dollars US. However, I probably could have gone with the Standard version and been good to go for about 90% of what I need. Just some more food for thought. -- DavidO -- For information on using the Palm Developer Forums, or to unsubscribe, please see http://www.palmos.com/dev/support/forums/
