Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!uunet!wang!bu-tyng!three!cory From: cory@three.MV.COM (Cory Kempf) Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.programmer Subject: Re: Best Environment for Object-Oriented Programming Languages Keywords: object-oriented programming languages, Mac OS, AU/X Message-ID: <399@three.MV.COM> Date: 3 Aug 90 02:03:08 GMT References: Organization: The Enigami Co. Nashua, NH. Lines: 47 eberard@bse.com (Edward V. Berard) writes: > C++ >All of the above are supported, by more than one vendor, for the >Macintosh. Other than MPW, who are you getting C++ for the mac from? >My question is seemingly simple: > In terms of development environments for the above mentioned > object-oriented programming languages, am I better off with > the traditional Macintosh environment, or should I definitely > consider AUX 2.0? Hmmm. For C++, you would probably be better of on the MacOS side unless you are fantastically rich. I have seen the price of typical unix software tools -- on the order of 10x the cost of similar mac tools. Additionally, there just is not that much available for A/UX. Currently, it doesn't have the market share that SCO or DEC or SUN have (just to name a few). Additionally, there is a lot of work being done with MacApp, both by people inside Apple and outside. Now if they could just come up with a way to learn how to use it from C++ for less than $1000, I might join them. It would also depend on what you are developing for -- if your target is a UNIX box, then A/UX would probably be your best bet. If you were just doing OOP because OOP is fun, then I would stick with MacOS. >Keep in mind that, by the time I have to commit to one or the other, >System 7.0 will either be available or very close to available. This too would cause me to stay with MacOS: System 7 is (supposed to be) free. Based on the price for A/UX 2.0, I would expect that you would have to shell out a couple of hundred dollars to get System 7 functionality for A/UX when it is available. Considering the functionality differences, in most cases, it is not worth the price difference. +C -- Cory Kempf I do speak for the company (sometimes). The Enigami Co. 603 883 2474 email: cory@three.mv.com, harvard!zinn!three!cory