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From: harrow@exodus.DEC (Jeff Harrow NCSE TWO/E92 DTN=247-3134)
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Subject: Ease of writing programs...
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Date: Tue, 9-Apr-85 16:36:50 EST
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Posted: Tue Apr  9 16:36:50 1985
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Writing a program for the Mac environment is highly rewarding in terms of 
satisfaction and ease of use of the resultant program but, in most COMPILED 
languages that I've seen, it requires an ENORMOUS amount of work to initially 
create and then maintain the whole Mac environment.

However, several of the INTERPRETERS on the market, notably Microsoft Basic 
V2.0 and MacPascal, seem to offer the ability to use windows, controls, menus, 
etc. in a rather straightforward manner.

Has anyone seen a COMPILER which performs the same 'ease of programming' 
services, hence allowing the programmer to concentrate on his PROGRAM rather 
than on the innards of the Mac, while still gaining the execution speed and 
independence of a native mode program?

		Jeff Harrow

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