From: Richard Gaskin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: compileIt for revolution?
This is not to suggest that I believe all Rev fans should learn C, so
let me please dispel that hyperbole before it arises. All I'm
suggesting is that CompileIt! was no panacea, and the effort of using
it
well was arguably about the same as using existing solutions to make
externals in Rev today.
Today, and also then.
I arrived as a C programmer, learning HyperCard, just about when
HC/XCMD 2.0 came out. I found CompileIt cumbersome for toolbox access,
and learned how to write XCMDs in C (never looked back). Ahem, that was
MPW C, sonny boy, Ahem!
If I need an OS X external for Rev, I won't be looking for a tool like
CompileIt. So far, I haven't needed such an external, but all the
points about pixel-manipulation and real math are well taken. I haven't
dived in yet, but seeing what Trevor and Chris altBohnert have done
makes me feel good about the prospects.
Best,
Jerry Jensen
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