"Christoph Regli" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> Who has gained experiences with POL? I was developing some applications
using the standard C API and stumbled across the Palm Object Library
(www.pollib.com) that claims to speed up the development process. I am using
Metrowerks Codewarrior 9 and I am an experienced C++ developer.
>
> - How was the learning curve if the standard PalmOS API is known?

It's a wonderful system.  I have used it for several apps - I'd never go
back to developing without it.

> - Is there a huge overhead (resulting in increased .prc file size or
degraded application performance) when using the library? I intend not to
use RTTI.

It does increase the size of the apps, I haven't noted any compromise in
speed.

> - Are new PalmOS APIs supported (e.g. Treo wireless communication, sound,
...)? If not, is it possible to extend on my own?
> - Is the POL development still ongoing?
> - Drawbacks?
>
> Thanks for your feedback.
>

They are not actively developing as far as I know - I wish they would
restart.  It is possible to extend it.  The source code is provided.

Highly recommended.


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