rogerson@PEDEV.Columbia.NCR.COM (rogerson) (01/05/89)
Does anyone know anything about Glockenspiel's CommonView programming library and C++ compiler for MS Windows and Presentation Manager (OS/2). I read the advertisment in Computer Language and the product looks attractive. It includes a OOPs library class system for most (?) Windows calls. It is suppose to manage the memory for you, and they claim that it provides 100% program compatiblity with the PM. Other claims include speed increases and EXE file size reductions. The best news is that it includes a C++ compiler! I just called them for more information. Here is their phone number and address: Glockenspiel's CommonView Imagesoft 6-57 158th Street Beechhurst, New York, NY 11357 USA 1-800-245-8840 Price: $195.00 This product sounds good, but so did Actor! I have Actor, but do not use it because for the type of programming I do Actor is not useable. First, Actor programs require a minimum of 70k. Also, it does not run to well on my old 8086 (yes, I have been using a 4 Mhz 8086 computer to write Windows programs :-) so when I ran Windows on a PS/2 50 I think it is fast ) Actor does not IMHO take advantage of alot of the features of Windows like have movable memory segements and such. In other words it tends to be a memory hog, which is a definite no no under Windows. Also, to make really useful applications with Actor alot of the existant class structure must be rewritten. One of my biggest compaints with Actor is that I must still use the resource compiler to add resources to my programs which means going back to DOS. You can create resources dynamically just like you can with C, but then your programs crawl along. I really did mean to turn this into a Actor bashing sessions, but Actor is so CLOSE to what is needed for Windows programming. I still think that it was one of the best $100 I ever spent (educational discount). However, it is just not the best system for the type of programming I do :-( :-( If you can get it on an educational discount DO IT TODAY. On, well, enough of this junk!!! Danke Sehr -----Dale Rogerson-----