moriarty@tc.fluke.COM (Jeff Meyer) (04/25/88)
Not looking for anything in-depth here, but can anyone give a
recommendation for a Pascal compiler for the Macintosh? Only two real
requirements:
1) Symbolic Debugger
2) Ability to do HyperCard XCFN code.
This is for a novice (really novice) programmer (I know, I know, I've
warned him...), so the easier the documentation, the better.
Appreciate any advice. Me, I've got Lightspeed C, and am looking forward
to LSC 3.0...
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In article <3539@fluke.COM> moriarty@tc.fluke.COM (Jeff Meyer) writes: >Not looking for anything in-depth here, but can anyone give a >recommendation for a Pascal compiler for the Macintosh? Only two real >requirements: > >1) Symbolic Debugger >2) Ability to do HyperCard XCFN code. > >This is for a novice (really novice) programmer (I know, I know, I've >warned him...), so the easier the documentation, the better. I'm biased, but Lightspeed Pascal is definitely the way to go. It has a source-level symbolic debugger, with the ability to set breakpoints, view expressions and data via an Observe window, and execute code in context with an Instant window. LightspBug gives a view into the machine, with panes for stack crawl, variable display, registers, and heap crawl. We also have interfaces available for writing HyperCard externals - Lightspeed Pascal can be used to write applications, Desk Accessories, or code resources of any flavor. For a novice programmer (like I was when I got it), Lightspeed Pascal is excellent. >Appreciate any advice. Me, I've got Lightspeed C, and am looking forward >to LSC 3.0... Ditto. :-) Like I said, I'm biased because I work at THINK Technologies, but I was a satisfied user of Lightspeed Pascal before I was hired.... --Rich Rich Siegel THINK Technologies
singer@endor.harvard.edu (Darrell LeBlanc) (04/25/88)
And another thing... Lightspeed Pascal is written by the same people who did Macintosh Pascal, so if your friend is using Mac Pascal now, he can transplant his programs to Lightspeed Pascal with a minimum of work. R.