On Feb 13, 2006, at 6:30 PM, Bryan Lund wrote:
So... yes. Regardless of what your definition of "quality" and "commercial" are, there are applications that will meet that standard that have been (and are being) developed in REALbasic.
Sorry. I'm not talking about shareware utilities. I'm talking about solid, popular, commercial applications... OmniGraffle, Delicious Library, iPhoto, Photoshop, AfterEffects, Flash, DreamWeaver, iTunes, ANY 3D application, like Cararra, Cinema 4D, Lightwave... serious, real applications which are solid, professional, and popular. Nothing mentioned so far would meet the criteria. This is not to say that applications like those from RadicalBreeze and others are not good utilities, but they aren't in the league of those I've mentioned. And until RB can create apps like those, it isn't going to replace Xcode, Codewarrior, or even Delphi. I'm not down on RB. I just don't believe it is powerful, or stable enough to deliver applications of world class quality, and so far, no one has proven different.
RealBasic itself is probably its own best example right now. But the fact is, it is buggy as hell, has no support for multiple developers, and IS NOT written entirely in RB.
To be honest, I've seen FAR more professional applications delivered with Macromedia Director than RealBasic. The only advantage RB offers is native controls.
It is a great environment for little utilities (like alarm clocks), and cross-platform vertical market apps, but I don't expect to see anyone make anything world-class with it, and therefore the thought of it killing Xcode seems kind of far-fetched.
No, I'm not an Xcode user. Most of my apps lately have been done in RB. But I think I have a realistic view of what it can and can't do. If it can do more, no one has proven it to date.
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