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From: tomr@ashtate (Tom Rombouts)
Newsgroups: comp.windows.ms
Subject: Advice wanted on Windows prototyping tools
Summary: Actor vs. CASE:W vs. Smalltalk/V
Keywords: CASE, Actor, Smalltalk
Message-ID: <965@ashton.UUCP>
Date: 1 Jun 90 18:28:48 GMT
Reply-To: tomr@ashton.UUCP (Tom Rombouts)
Distribution: usa
Organization: Ashton-Tate, Torrance, CA
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Now that I have been dragged into the brave new world of 
Windows 3.0 and its SDK, I am seeking on advice on prototyping
tools for Windows.  Essentially, I want to be able to grind out
a bunch of screens and windows and have people play with them a
bit before deciding on a final version (if anything in software
is ever final :-) ) and producing the actual C code.

I am familar with three tools that might do the job, and will now
list my current, perhaps incorrect, impressions of them:

Actor:  Designed for Windows, very compact code, but will require
re-coding for production version.

CASE:W:  Generates C code based on SDK, but a fairly limited
tool, based on a friend who used version 1.20.

Smalltalk/V:  An established language on a variety of platforms,
but may not be usable for production version due to royalty
requirements and my desire to use an existing body of C code.

(C++:  It is my belief that there is not enough Windows C++ code
or classes yet available to even consider this.)


So, there is what I think at the moment.  Any experiences with 
these out there?  Other tools or upgrades I am not familiar with?
And what about C libraries like CommonView or XVT?  (These claim
to work the same on Windows, PM and Mac)  Or is that another
thread?

This would seem appropriate to discuss here, but if I get many
direct responses I will post a summary.


Tom Rombouts,  Torrance Techie   Voice: (213) 538-7108