On Apr 4, 2007, at 11:31 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > On Apr 04, 2007, at 14:12 UTC, Bart Silverstrim wrote: > >> I'm considering trying my hand at programming as a side hobby (in >> particular, there's a project that I'd like to see created but >> haven't really found on the market) and am very interested in >> REALBasic. > > You're in for a treat -- programming is a LOT of fun, especially with > REALbasic. (Warning: programming is also addictive. Please remember > to stop occasionally to eat or sleep.)
It's been a few years since I did any programming, so this would be kind of starting from scratch. It's one of those things where getting started means making time to do it, but I'm hoping it'll pay off in the end :-) >> 2) I thought I saw a blurb that said the standard version can create >> cross-platform executables that will only run for a limited amount of >> time, so you'd still require the full pro version to create cross- >> platform programs? > > Pretty much: you need either the full pro version (which can > cross-compile to a different platform than what the IDE is running > on), > or you'd need the standard version of each platform you want to > support > (since each standard version can compile for that platform). Of > course > the standard versions for Mac and Windows are not free. (But if > you're > a student or educator, check for the educational discount.) Okay. I thought I read somewhere that the standard version could create a cross-compiled version of an application that would stop running after something like five or ten minutes. I know the other versions weren't free, and I didn't want to pick up a copy of the Windows version for the "client" portion of what I had in mind only to find I needed to finish getting up to speed on using that IDE within 15 days of a trial period to see if things would work out. I'll definitely buy the pro version if I can get it to work well and I take to programming on the side; it's the getting started hurdle that I need to get over. >> 3) With the new version right around the corner, has support for >> Ubuntu been improved? I remember reading something about Ubuntu >> users of REALBasic having troubles with the IDE. > > I don't know about that -- I don't use Ubuntu myself. But note that > the new version (2007r2) isn't right around the corner; it was > released > this week. So you could just try it. Should have clarified...Ubuntu 7.04 is coming out :-) I believe it's due the 17th of April, if I recall correctly. > Sounds like a good plan to me. If you're new to programming, don't > expect to create your masterpiece on the very first try. Programming > is a lot of fun, but it's a skill that takes a while to develop, like > any other. Be patient, ask lots of questions, and expect to throw out > the mess you've created and start over once or twice. At best, I'm hoping for something that is worth scavenging as a concept and improving until it's useful and reliable. :-) _______________________________________________ Unsubscribe or switch delivery mode: <http://www.realsoftware.com/support/listmanager/> Search the archives: <http://support.realsoftware.com/listarchives/lists.html>
