9531fost@ucsbuxa.ucsb.edu (04/26/91)
Can anyone out there recommend a good or great Windows 3.0 software development package. I will be using it to develope front end menuing interfaces for different PC setups. The package should be easy to use for simple task (Windows and menus) but capable of being used for bigger development. I hope this is not asking for to much in one package. Thanks Markee Foster 9531fost@ucsbuxa.edu
bjorn@valhalla.esd.sgi.com (Bjorn Lindstrom) (04/26/91)
In article <10830@hub.ucsb.edu>, 9531fost@ucsbuxa.ucsb.edu writes: |> Can anyone out there recommend a good or great Windows 3.0 |> software development package. I will be using it to develope |> front end menuing interfaces for different PC setups. The |> package should be easy to use for simple task (Windows and menus) |> but capable of being used for bigger development. I hope this |> is not asking for to much in one package. I recommend CASE:W from CaseWorks. I have seen it, and played with it a little, and it seems pretty good. It will do prototyping, and full code generation, including comments (in varying, user-selectable, degrees). The only hitches are that you MUST have 2 megs of memory, and you MUST use MS C version 5.2 or 6.0. Of course, the Windows SDK is still required. Too bad it doesn't work with the Zortech C++ v2.0. Now THAT would be a hot setup. You also might consider Borlands Turbo C++ for Windows and DOS. It looks like it might be a good deal, although I have seen some unhappy customers on the Net, in regards to it's help compiler (licensed from MS I might add). I almost bought Actor 3.0, but after careful consideration, I decided against it for the following reasons: 1) It's a proprietary language. If the company goes under... no more upgrades (maybe unusable when platforms change even a little bit). 2) I would want to be proficient in a language that not only I can use but also, in a language that is valuable to other companies, in case my own attempts at making a product fail. There are NO serious companies out there that are developing in ANYTHING other than C. Period. The same goes for Borlands ObjectVision, and KnowledgeGarden products. The price is tempting in dollars, but the price is too steep in saleable skills. Hope this helps... good luck! Bjorn
johnc@goanna.cs.rmit.oz.au (John Cromie) (04/29/91)
9531fost@ucsbuxa.ucsb.edu writes: >Can anyone out there recommend a good or great Windows 3.0 >software development package. I will be using it to develope >front end menuing interfaces for different PC setups. The >package should be easy to use for simple task (Windows and menus) >but capable of being used for bigger development. I hope this >is not asking for to much in one package. There is a great package called OPEN.UI available from a company called Open Software Associates (OSA) here in Australia. It handles UI development very productively, and then runs the UI without change on a range of common GUI's including Windows 3.0, Motif, OpenLook, DOS without Windows, and even ordinary terminals. And it looks absolutely native on each environment (I've seen it) ! It handles all the UI development and management stuff, and has a very nice interface to common languages, including C, C++ and COBOL (!) It was recently introduced at the CeBIT Hanover Fair, and from what I've heard it got a very hot reception in Europe. Their phone number is + 613 871 1666. From the US you will need to call in the evening. Last I heard they were planning a US office soon. In the meantime, I can only offer you the Australian contact. John.