I'm not sure what is important to you as a scientist, but if it includes collecting data, and controlling experiments are then I think your needs are very similar to mine, as an engineer in a small company. I also find RB very helpful, but its usefulness is limited on the Apple platform because of the very limited availability of data acquisition and control hardware. For example, I have been looking for two years for D/A hardware. Many companies now make USB D/A modules, but none that I have found have drivers for Apples. RS232 is much more universal than USB! In the long run things may improve with the newer Apples that run on Intel processors, but in the short run it takes away any incentive for hardware manufacturers to provide support for earlier Apples. We already have a significant investment in earlier Apple models, and it will be a while before they are replaced. RB would be much more useful if Windows could be used, but I still run into hardware that only provides software support for Visual Basic, and I often decide it is easier to stay on the already trodden path, than to strike out on my own with RB.
David Graham -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of John Kubie Sent: Thursday, August 24, 2006 6:35 AM To: REALbasic Network Users Group Users Group Subject: REALbasic in science I'm a scientist (Behavioral Neuroscience) and have used REALbasic for several years. While REALbasic certainly is not a traditional scientific programming environment, I've found that I can be very productive. I've been able to throw together useful tools in as little as an hour and made applications for a surprising variety of tasks. My questions: How large is the REALbasic scientific community? What are others' thoughts on the strengths and weaknesses of REALbasic as a scientific platform? What should REALbasic, or its community, do to aid in cooperation among science-oriented programmers? John Kubie _______________________________________________ Unsubscribe or switch delivery mode: <http://www.realsoftware.com/support/listmanager/> Search the archives of this list here: <http://support.realsoftware.com/listarchives/lists.html> _______________________________________________ Unsubscribe or switch delivery mode: <http://www.realsoftware.com/support/listmanager/> Search the archives of this list here: <http://support.realsoftware.com/listarchives/lists.html>
