I understand. Best wishes.
----- Original Message ----- From: "Piero Pirrone" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Palm Developer Forum" <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, October 19, 2005 7:11 AM Subject: Re: CodeWarrior, Palm OS DS or what? > Hi Del, > many thanks for the reply. > > The main problem is not the investment in software, here in our > software house spend a lot of money each year for any kind of > software, the problem instead is its development cycle. > > I do an example: we bought some times ago Pocket Studio for Palm OS, > it is a brilliant suite, we feel good using it (since it has the same > user interface as Delphi has). The problem using Pocket Studio is > that it use Pascal as front-end language. So since the API functions > are written in C, there is a nightmare to use some API functions > since the Pascal has a different kind of sintax. > Of course this could be not a true problem, since we are here > experienced developer in C/C++ and Delphi. Unfortunately searching > and adapting the API functions or structures to Pascal is a very time > consuming operation. > > Then we are looking for something more sophisticated than a simple > suite like Code Warrior or Palm OS DS. > > I'm sure that are no other way to develop an appllication using C or > C++, but I have no experience with these two suite (CW or Palm OS > DS), so my question was directed to understand what was the best platform. > > As written before, of course I'm a little worried about the old > program style of the actual Palm OS development tools, they remember > my old times when with Microsoft C, or Turbo C were forced to write > the resource in a file, then link the resource to the code writing > any kind of function and details to develop a simple application. The > big applications as that written by us are a true nightmare... > > That's all, of course I will download (again) the Code Warrior to see > if it has a better development cycle than the Palm OS suite. > > My best regards, > Piero Pirrone > > > > At 23.57 18/10/2005, you wrote: > >Given your willingness to make an investment in software, > >and the availability of sample versions for many of these IDE's, > >why not try one or two? > > > >I have taken note of the fact that there are some BASIC oriented products > >that have > >counterparts from the same manufacturer costing less than $200 that are > >designed > >for development for handheld devices running Microsoft OS. Are you merely > >interested in development for Palm OS? The manufacturer web sites for the > >IDE's > >typically include a walk-through option that shows the environment. > > > > > >----- Original Message ----- > >From: "Piero Pirrone" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >To: "Palm Developer Forum" <[email protected]> > >Sent: Tuesday, October 18, 2005 10:13 AM > >Subject: Re: CodeWarrior, Palm OS DS or what? > > > > > > > Yes of course, It's not a problem to buy Code Warrior, but I need > > > some impressions about it, > > > since coming from advanced tools like Delphi or Borland compilers and > > > landing on Palm OS suite or Code Warrior seems to me a kind of > > > turning back in the 80s when using TurboC you were forced to use a > > > resource editor to make the user interface, then to write down a lot > > > of API calls to handles the interface gadgets. > > > > > > Has Code Warrior the same philosofy as Palm OS Suite has? or Code > > > Warrior is a better environment than Palm OS Suite? > > > > > > It doesn't matter the costs, it merely a technical reasons... > > > > > > Bye, > > > Piero > > > > > > > > > > > > At 17.07 18/10/2005, you wrote: > > > >You can always try the free Palm OS suite, and if you don't care for it, > >buy > > > >something. > > > > > > > >(I've used Borland Builder and VB, and am inclined to believe my learning > > > >curve would have > > > >been less steep with one of the VB-like developer suites. At the same > >time, > > > >with help > > > >from parties at this forum, I haven't hit the wall yet while learning > >with > > > >CodeWarrior.) > > > > > > > >----- Original Message ----- > > > >From: "Piero Pirrone" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > >To: "Palm Developer Forum" <[email protected]> > > > >Sent: Tuesday, October 18, 2005 9:15 AM > > > >Subject: CodeWarrior, Palm OS DS or what? > > > > > > > > > > > > > Hi! > > > > > > > > > > I'm starting writing an application using the Palm OS Developer > > > > > Suite, but I found this suite very slow, not so easy to understand > >(etc. > > > >etc.) > > > > > > > > > > I used for a little, Pocket Studio (it use a Pascal like language), > > > > > but I leaved it for a C/C++ language since each function I need to > > > > > use in Pascal must be converted from the C API. > > > > > > > > > > Since I'm a Borland C++ user what's the best suite CodeWarrior, Palm > > > > > OS Developer Suite, or something other? > > > > > > > > > > Bye, > > > > > Piero > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > > For information on using the PalmSource Developer Forums, or to > > > >unsubscribe, please see http://www.palmos.com/dev/support/forums/ > > > > > > > > > > > > >-- > > > >For information on using the PalmSource Developer Forums, or to > > > >unsubscribe, please see http://www.palmos.com/dev/support/forums/ > > > > > > > > > -- > > > For information on using the PalmSource Developer Forums, or to > >unsubscribe, please see http://www.palmos.com/dev/support/forums/ > > > > > > >-- > >For information on using the PalmSource Developer Forums, or to > >unsubscribe, please see http://www.palmos.com/dev/support/forums/ > > > -- > For information on using the PalmSource Developer Forums, or to unsubscribe, please see http://www.palmos.com/dev/support/forums/ > -- For information on using the PalmSource Developer Forums, or to unsubscribe, please see http://www.palmos.com/dev/support/forums/
