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From: smethers@psu-cs.UUCP (Paul Smethers)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.programmer
Subject: Re: Advice for starting programmers...
Message-ID: <526@psu-cs.UUCP>
Date: 3 Mar 88 11:47:53 GMT
References: <42507@sun.uucp> <23091@ucbvax.BERKELEY.EDU> <42814@sun.uucp> <940@PT.CS.CMU.EDU>
Reply-To: smethers@psu-cs.UUCP (Paul Smethers)
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In article <940@PT.CS.CMU.EDU> ns@CAT.CMU.EDU (Nicholas Spies) writes:
>The FASTEST way, except for HyperCard, to program on the Mac is to use Forth,

Okay, this is the first of a series of replies pushing Prototyper.  I know
that I may represent a biased opinion, but I also believe that if anyone in
net-land has used it, they would agree that it can really save time (and $$)
to begin programming.

First, it is the FASTEST.  In ten minutes you can completely DRAW your user
interface, and Prototyper will spit out the twenty pages of USABLE source
code and resources for your programming.  It generates Pascal currently, but
will soon support all major 'C' compilers.

Second, it is cheap for what it does.  Call SmethersBarnes at 800-237-3611 to
order for $125.  This is very inexpensive for the work it does (plus free
bug-fix upgrades), and our customer support is all ears to improvements or
the needs of our customers (at no additional cost).

Finally, it includes resource loading and generation, full support for icons,
buttons, radio buttons, check boxes, scroll bars, list boxes, static and
editable text (with different fonts), menu creation, and the creation of
dialog-boxes, alerts, and windows.  You can link buttons or menus to cause
other windows or dialogs to appear.  You can simulate your program at any
point to look at it our how it works.  It requires no typing (no programming),
only pointing and clicking.

I may be biased, so I strongly urge someone who has bought it to tell their
side of the story.  But it appears that many could use this tool, and few
understand it or know it exists.  I apologize if it appears that I am
advertising, but it apppears that there are many in this group who could
benefit by the knowledge of the program.

By the way, the author is also an Apple employee, and one of the major
developers of the original resource editor.  He knew is stuff before he
wrote Prototyper, and I think he did a greate job for 1.0 (George Cossey).

Paul Smethers
SmethersBarnes