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From: leonardr@uxe.cso.uiuc.edu
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Subject: Re: Programmer's Extender
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Date: 21 Nov 88 18:46:00 GMT
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janin@tybalt.caltech.edu(Adam Janin) in comp.sys.mac

>Has anyone used the Programmer's Extender?  I'm interested in increasing
>application production time, and it seems to be a good choice.  I currently
>use MPW C and I am considering changing to LightSpeed C.
>
>Also, APDA lists the price of Programmer's Extender Volume 1 and 2 at
>about $100 each, and the cost of the Profesional version, which includes
>both, is ~$310.  What else is included in the Pro version?
>
	Let me first preface this with a disclaimer - I am one of the authors of
the Programmer's Extender, however, I am no longer affiliated with the company
(other than personal).

	Of the 'Extender-like' products currently on the market today, I would
recommend the Extender over the others for one basic reason - SOURCE CODE!!
If purchased separately, Volumes1&2 contains about 85% source (95% for V1
and 75% for V2) while the Professional Version contains 100% source (which is
one of the reasons for it's price!!)
	It is my opinion that any 'library' is useless without source code for two
reasons. 1) Nothing ever works EXACTLY like you want it to, and without source
(no matter how flexible!!) you can't make it work the way you want.  2) Once
you 'outgrow' the library and start working on other projects that might
need some of the 'features' of the 'library' you can always
got back and snarf the code for your usage (provided you included the (C)).
To me this is greatest benefit of the Programmer's Extender!

	I have also used MacExpress and FaceIt and still come back to the Extender
when I need a 'quick powerful shell' for an application!!

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