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From: asd@mace.cc.purdue.edu (Kareth)
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Subject: Re: The Three Religions of NeXT X
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Date: 16 Jan 91 18:51:04 GMT
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In <1991Jan16.163747.4557@cc.helsinki.fi> jalkio@cc.helsinki.fi writes:

[talking about various stuff on X, versus NeXT equivalent versions]

>> 	Saber-C

>Is this a C compiler? If so, why on earth would a NeXT owner need
>another C compiler - he already has Objective C/C++/C with all the
>niceties!

No, it's not just another C compiler.  It's an integrated C
development system (editor, compiler, debugger, etc).  The main power
of Saber-C is in it's debugging, and that it does very very well.
It's very cool.  I know people who use it all the time who say that it
would have taken them MUCH longer to debug various programs they were
working on.  It's something the NeXT sorely needs, a graphical,
powerful debugging utility.  It's about the only thing I can think of
on X that I would like to see on the NeXT (for myself that is).  A
NeXTstep version would be pretty hot I would think.  Make the NeXT an
even better development platform.  We definitely need something like
Saber-C, I'd recommend writing the company and pleading with them for
a version on the NeXT.  Too bad I don't have their address handy.

-k