no... it's not easier. i wrote an application for ppc2002, worked fine. i installed it on a ppc2003 device. the debugger spit out some pretty "datatype misalignment" messages and half of the application didn't work. i recompiled it with the ppc2003 sdk. no difference. it took me about one week to get things sorted out, and the error was not related to the function the debugger broke in. and btw: that was some rather simple forms app. so much to "inconsistency across devices". never had a problem like that on a palm os device.
markus dresch (www.palmside.com) "Michael Yam" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> schrieb im Newsbeitrag news:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > I use a T|C, but haven't noticed anything especially slow about the browser. > Any delays, I attributed to the speed of the connection. Anyone knows how > fast it's rated? Wireless cards in notebook computers advertise 11Mbps, but > reality has it averaging 5Mbps. > > As for stability, I doubt apps for PocketPC are any more complex than what's > available for the Palm. That is, most PocketPC apps are probably simple > forms and simple games as well. Given that constant, Palm has greater > stability. > > Finally, I find debugging for Palm with it's simulator, emulator, and > gremlins excellent. Yes, there are occasional lockups and resets, but I can > get my work done with those tools. I haven't worked with PocketPC > devices... is debugging on it really that much easier? > > --Mike Y. > > > "Loc" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message > news:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > You no longer need VC6. You use Embedded VC++ (free download). Reasonably > pretty good. Compared to all the Palm development tools, it's miles away. > I prefer VC over Codewarrior. Once you get used to Codewarrior, there's not > much difference until it's time to debug. > > Palm devices WERE cheaper. Usually, the enterprise is not too concerned > with an extra $100 if the tool does the job. I have in my office, the Palm > Tungstens. They're $500 with ARM processors. Check the Tungsten C with > Wi-Fi (by far their best device) out and try to run a web browser on it. > This has a very fast ARM processor, yet the browser is dog slow. If you've > done a lot of communication work and understand the Palm OS, you'll > immediately know why it's dog slow. > > Somethings, Palm are decent for. Somethings, they're a no-show. As for > stability, I'd argue there are no stability advantages with Palm. You don't > find many crashes on Palm simply because most Palm apps are simple games and > form applications. It's easier to debug on WinCE. Palm OS 6 is meant to > address the shortcomings in communication and programming model issues. > > > > -- For information on using the Palm Developer Forums, or to unsubscribe, please see http://www.palmos.com/dev/support/forums/
