phil@vaxphw.enet.dec.com (Phil Hunt) (06/22/91)
In article <1991Jun18.033608.15302@ux1.cts.eiu.edu>, cfejm@ux1.cts.eiu.edu (John Miller) writes... }In article <Jun.16.16.10.49.1991.22843@elbereth.rutgers.edu> rgonzal@elbereth.rutgers.edu (Ralph Gonzalez) writes: }> }>There is no doubt that BASIC is an easier language to learn than C, }>and in my opinion if you just want to develop one or two nice Mac }>progurams, you're much better off with QB than TC. You can write }>about 95% of a QB app without even delving into the Toolbox directly, }>but just using the built-in statements for graphics, menus, windows, }>dialogs, mouse tracking, etc. }> The original thread of this conversation was if MS-QB was a good programming environment...Well, I've coded lots of Apps in C and QB...I find QB a great tool to get a pgm up quickly... Some problems though.... Does anyone know if MS-QB will be updated for system/7? The apps generated work ok under S/7, but the compiler sometimes crashes during compile. Also, does anyone know if a library was/is ever written for QB and the color quickdraw stuff? I am having a heck of a time using the toolbox call to use GETCIcon and PlotCIcon.....They seem to get called, but nothing useful is returned.....Anyone got this stuff to work? =========================================================================== Phil Hunt "Wherever you go, there you are!!!" Digital Equipment Corporation Phone: (508)486-6783 ENET: VAXPHW::PHIL USENET: phil@vaxphw.enet.dec.com MOREUSENET: phil%vaxphw.dec@decwrl.enet.dec.com EVENMORE: ....!decwrl!dec-vaxphw!phil
siegman@sierra.Stanford.EDU (Anthony E. Siegman) (06/24/91)
Record one more vote supporting MS QuickBASIC. If you're not primarily a computer programmer, but instead an engineer, scientist, economist, medical researcher, educator, whatever, who wants to write an occasional real Mac-like program or double-clickable application, with minimum learning (and relearning) time, and nearly full access to all the graphics capabilities and interface wonders of the Mac, I don't believe there is any Mac programming environment superior to MS QB. (HyperCard plus HyperBasic, maybe; but HyperCard's capabilities are more limited, and when you get into it it's (IMHO) easier to learn QB than HyperCard scripting. And HC takes a lot more memory.)
mxmora@unix.SRI.COM (Matt Mora) (06/25/91)
In article <23765@shlump.lkg.dec.com> phil@vaxphw.enet.dec.com (Phil Hunt) writes: > >Some problems though.... >Does anyone know if MS-QB will be updated for system/7? The apps generated >work ok under S/7, but the compiler sometimes crashes during compile. The rumors I hear are the MS will introduce a update for system seven. When on the other hand is anybody's guess. >Also, does anyone know if a library was/is ever written for QB and the color >quickdraw stuff? I am having a heck of a time using the toolbox call to >use GETCIcon and PlotCIcon.....They seem to get called, but nothing useful is >returned.....Anyone got this stuff to work? Haven't tried it but I sure I could write a PCR to do it. They are easy to write and work very well. Just like xcmds. -- ___________________________________________________________ Matthew Mora | my Mac Matt_Mora@sri.com SRI International | my unix mxmora@unix.sri.com ___________________________________________________________