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From: carl@ucscc.UCSC.EDU (Carl C. Hewitt)
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Subject: Re: Apple developers & programming on the Mac
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Date: 14 Feb 89 03:14:26 GMT
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In article <1309@ndmath.UUCP> milo@ndmath.UUCP (Greg Corson) writes:
>I've seen a lot of things flying around the network lately about
>programming the Mac, the cost of being a developer...etc.  I 
>thought I would throw in some random observations you might find
>interesting.
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.  comments deleted...
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>...I love the 
>Mac, it's user interface and just about
>everything about USING it.  As a consultant I recomment it to people
>all the time.  The only thing about the Mac that really bugs me is that
>it is very hard (and expensive, particularly with the new $$$ certified
>developer program) to program.  And yes...I've programmed in other
>windowing systems similar to the Mac's...pretty much all the ones on
>micros have the same problems.  It's only when you get into Unix and
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>VAX machines that the development environments get better.
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You know, it's hearing comparisons like these of Macintoshes to minicomputers
and their operating systems that makes me glad I have a Macintosh.  How
many other companies have taken a personal computer and created an
environment that attracts so many creative developers, and has them 
_seriously_ comparing their development environment to those found on
$20,000+ computer systems?  Vaxes??  If it takes me another $15,000 to
improve my development environment, I'll stick with my Mac for a little
while I think...
					-- Carl