When they release a version of RB using cocoa, I don't think it will affect you very much, since you will still see it through the "wrapper" of the RB API and control set.
I wonder how hard it would be for someone, RS or other, to write a windows/Linux Cocoa framework equivalent. If Cocoa really is that good an engineered framework, maybe the better thing would be to allow RB developers to code to that framework more directly. I would only want this approach if an equivalent Cocoa framework "clone" was also written for the other platforms. Although this could be done, no doubt the "fit" wouldn't be so elegant - since one would be mating/shoehorning/wrapping/overriding a framework designed around one OS into another - say Vista and Linux. I have no idea how easily one could implement Cocoa on - say the .NET framework, which will be it seems the MS approved API for some years to come. In short the biggest argument about going TRULY Cocoa ( as opposed to just using the cocoa API to implement the RB framewosrk ) is the issue of cross-platform. For me, that is the BIGGIE of RB. Otherwise, if I were only interested in OSX apps I would have plumped for Xcode+ Interface Builder + Cocoa, or if I were windows only based - I would have stuck to VB.Net or C#. On 17/2/07 14:23, "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Dear RS, > > I'm on a crosspoint in my programming life where I have/want to > decide between RB and ObjC. > The last 3 years I've created some nice Apps with a lot of graphics > in it and all these things were possible thanks to the plugin of > Monkeybread. For me RB was the first step into OO programming after > 15 years of programming Cobol on mainframes, (Think)Pascal/C. > When I downloaded RB the first time I'd said to myself: you only have > 30 days to create your first OO Mac App. If you don't understand this > way of thinking/coding in this period, forget it forever. And RB came > and won. > > At this moment my Apps are purchased each day. I'm happy with it :) > But... It's always a struggle between the speed of RB and the beauty > of the Frameworks of the OS. As said I'm using a lot of graphics and > spend a lot of time in searching for the right way create it between > the relative high walls of RB. RB for me is only used to create Mac > Apps and won't compile to Win. > > I know ObjC has high walls too and I know I've to learn anything > again from ground up, but the idea my graphics (the CoreImage/ > Graphics stuff etc.) will run smooth, makes me happy and I know my > customers too. > > My questions: > > When will RB compile Apps to the Cocoa framework. Within months? > When this is done, do I have access to the Core(..) frameworks of > Cocoa without heavy declaring or 3rd party plugins? > > > Regards, > > Jaap Cammeraat > > http://www.insist.nl > iSticky, iXiu, Go2 > > _______________________________________________ > Unsubscribe or switch delivery mode: > <http://www.realsoftware.com/support/listmanager/> > > Search the archives: > <http://support.realsoftware.com/listarchives/lists.html> > Regards, Dan _______________________________________________________ www.13flatFIVE.com The C++ <> REALbasic code migration specialists _______________________________________________ Unsubscribe or switch delivery mode: <http://www.realsoftware.com/support/listmanager/> Search the archives: <http://support.realsoftware.com/listarchives/lists.html>
