the problem with upgrading and trying for yourself is this: you'll do fine with simple projects while getting the feel for the new compiler, and in fact I very much like the look-and-feel of RB2006. Then you settle in for a big job, and you find more and more minor irritants like GUI quirks, and major problems like random (but all too frequent) application crashes. I've been chasing a random crash in one of my fn calls for 2 months now, and really don't think it's my fault (I posted a msg recently with no reply, no surprise, how does one help out with a random memory fault exception). If I don't fix the problem, my app is dead in the water, and my only consolation is that I don't make a living from it.
I am once again looking at moving to Xcode for good, but keep coming back to RB because of its simplicity. But if I spend 2 months chasing 1 bug unsuccessfully, then one day the balance will be tipped and I will have to make the (huge) jump to another dev tool. What will happen when the compiler moves to Universal and Cocoa? I sympathize with RS and am sure they're making every effort, but at the end of the day, I chase many bugs that are not mine, instead of being productive. The love-hate relationship continues unfortunately.... Peter. On 6/1/06, David Linker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
I have been using RB 5.5 for a while, and had been discouraged from upgrading by comments on this list. I do most of my development on a 600MHz G3 iBook, and the comments suggested that compile times would slow down a lot, and that I might have other problems as well. I took advantage of the trial download, and have to say that I was pleasantly surprised. My applications are not very large, and I noted no significant slowdown of compilation. I actually like the new windowing system, finding it easier to find the code than before. So far I have had all positives except for the larger folder size. I would encourage all who are thinking about it to try the free download and see for themselves how it works for them. David Linker _______________________________________________ Unsubscribe or switch delivery mode: <http://www.realsoftware.com/support/listmanager/> Search the archives of this list here: <http://support.realsoftware.com/listarchives/lists.html>
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