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From: rdthomps@vela.acs.oakland.edu (Robert D. Thompson)
Newsgroups: comp.windows.x.motif,comp.windows.x,comp.windows.ms,comp.windows.ms.programmer,comp.sys.mac.programmer
Subject: Re: Neuron Data's Open Interface
Message-ID: <6592@vela.acs.oakland.edu>
Date: 27 May 91 01:02:27 GMT
References: <1991May26.044051.5284@mstr.hgc.edu>
Organization: Oakland University, Rochester MI.
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In article <1991May26.044051.5284@mstr.hgc.edu> beau1029@mstr.hgc.edu (donald beaudry) writes:
>Neuron Data has recently released an interface builder for Motif, Open Look,
>MS Windows, OS/2 PM, and Macintosh.  They claim that you get the superset 
>of all "widgets" on all platforms.  I have seen a demo and it is most 
>impressive.  Wait - it gets better...
>
	[ stuff deleted ]

	But, is the "interface builder" an extension of Nexpert Object?

	In other words, what does it provide to say, C++ developers?

	There are a lot of tools coming out that are very impressive,
	but do not answer issues of speed, efficiency, and integration.

	For instance, Object/1 (which I have) is a very rich environment
	with a lot of tools for comprehensive development and automatic
	class generation from dialogs.

	BUT IT WOULD BE AN UNDERSTATEMENT TO CALL THIS ENVIRONMENT SLOW!!!
	
	I have to be fair to mdbs, and say that they targeted the
	product for corporate MIS, where high-end desktop systems are
	prevalent - I mean 486's of course (Object/1 is still v-e-r-y
	s-l-o-w on my 386/20 with 4MB RAM and a 22msec 70MB disk).

	Anyway, I would appreciate more information on what development
	area the product is related to - i.e. what does it create -
	C++ classes, C source code, or some interpreted
	pseudo-language???

	Thanks...Regards |(8>
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Robert
rdthomps@vela.acs.oakland.edu