anich@puff.cs.wisc.edu (Steven Anich) (08/04/88)
Hi, has anyone out here ever used "VIP", the visual programming language for the Macintosh? If so, do you have any comments on it? steve anich anich@puff.WISC.EDU
newton@mtund.ATT.COM (Newton Lee) (08/04/88)
In article <1759@puff.cs.wisc.edu>, anich@puff.cs.wisc.edu (Steven Anich) writes: > has anyone out here ever used "VIP", the visual programming > language for the Macintosh? If so, do you have any > comments on it? It's an interesting package, may be of some use in teaching programming languages, but not practical for building real applications. Newton Lee AT&T Bell Laboratories
andrew@ems.Ems.MN.ORG (Andrew C. Esh) (08/08/88)
I have played around with VIP, and I like it. It's good for learning about the toolbox. The only complaint is that they have been giving an "in a couple of weeks" date for the release of the MPW C code generator to me for 4 months now. I am unable to use VIP for any serious work until I get the generator, so I can't really give you much more than "neat" since I've only played with it a bit. Ho Hum ... :-| - Andrew "MPW C" Esh -- Andrew C. Esh DOMAIN: andrew@ems.MN.ORG APPLELINK: D0492 EMS/McGraw-Hill UUCP: ihnp4!meccts!ems!andrew AT&T: (612) 829-8200
schear@ttidca.TTI.COM (Steve Schear) (08/09/88)
In article <1005@mtund.ATT.COM> newton@mtund.ATT.COM (Newton Lee) writes: >It's an interesting package, may be of some use in teaching programming >languages, but not practical for building real applications. > I have been developing an application using VIP 2.5 for several months now, and am quite pleased with the results. As I have not yet used the 'C' code generators and external 'C' procedure functions, perhaps my bliss is one of ignorance. I hope not. I would welcome more detailed comments, both pro and con, regarding the practicality of VIP for application implementation.