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From: rfl@oddjob.UChicago.EDU (Bob Loewenstein)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.programmer
Subject: Re: NEON Caveat (was Re: Advice for starting programmers...)
Message-ID: <14438@oddjob.UChicago.EDU>
Date: 1 Mar 88 15:51:37 GMT
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> I got suckered into NEON about 3 years ago.  I don't recommend it.

I can't agree with this statement.  Kriya may or may not currently support
Neon, I don't know.  If not, that is its drawback.  We received version 2.0
a year ago which runs very well on a MacII, although it did not support color
quickdraw.  Writing the interface is quite easy.  We still program in Neon as
well as MPW C.  I think an interactive environment, especially for beginners
who may wish to play with the toolkit, is very valuable.  Also, since Neon
includes all of the source files to extend the Forth-like kernel, it is
possible to add toolkit and system interfaces as needed.