> I'm not sure if any of these
>have any limitations like PDAToolbox either. I also
>read a review somewhere by a person who developed an
>application and they stated that it took 2000 lines of
>code and two weeks to do in C but only three hours to do
>in Satellite Forms.
This is somewhat deceptive: Here are the levels of limitations
you'd have between the programming language/platforms:
Least limitations: Motorola 68k assembly (not for beginners or
the faint of heart...definitely not for people who don't want
to risk trashing their handheld) It's also the potentially most
efficient, although will require quite a bit of work and testing.
Few limitations: C/C++ Using Codewarrior. Very efficient, fairly
simple interface to use. I've used it for awhile, and regardless
of the gripes on this newsgroup about it, I really like it. GCC is
free, and that's always an option, if you want to do your coding in
emacs or some other editor, and compile it like that.
More limitations: Satellite Forms/Pendragon. Somewhat inefficient,
but they take a lot of work out of developing the conduits, the
interfacing, etc. I can't use either since I usually do things that
require more flexibility, but they suit most fairly casual (and some
intensive) coders really well.
Satellite Forms and Pendragon are excellent tools for developing
quick, cheap apps, but if you're looking to really create high
quality stuff, I'd advise Codewarrior or GCC. Oh, and PilRC is
a nice, flexible interface development interface. Aaron Ardiri
maintains it, and he posts on the Tools forum and here all the time.
When you've written C for the Palm for about a year or so, look into
the Motorola 68K assembly. You could begin working it into your code
and really get the performance up (if you know what you're doing).
Oh, and DEFINATELY download the Palm OS Reference and Palm OS Companion.
-Rus
>
>My questions: Any advise on the best (quickest,
>cheapest) way to get into programming? What are the
>advantages/disadvantages (limitations) of the various
>options?
>
>Thanks in advance for any help,
>
>Jeff
>
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