I should probably state that I have made the choice, but that doesn't 
stop me from reading about alternatives. After using SuperCard for 
several generations before it transitioned to OS X at a price I 
wouldn't pay, I realized that I really didn't like OOP, it's just not 
the way I think and unanticipated consequences are the norm.

I also read Matt Neuberg's "REALbasic" and thought it the best 
description I'd ever seen of OOP, and, of course, that language. In 
spite of his cogent explanations and examples, I still chose FB, and 
other than the occasional negatives I've posted here, I'm not sorry I 
did.

Sorry I left this out: http://www.pbs.org/cringely/pulpit/pulpit20041223.html

>It was an OK read. I am not sure how really technically 
>knowledgeable this dude is. There are plenty of problems that plague 
>the FB rival we all love to hate.
>
>If one must make a choice between two evils, go with the smaller one.
>
>If you are looking for programming the Mac with the power of C and 
>the ease of BASIC, go with FutureBASIC.
>
>If you want to read the article, do a Google search for "I, Cringely"
>
>On Dec 29, 2004, at 6:58 AM, Adam Bell wrote:
>
>>Those of you who read "I, Cringely" may have seen this. Others on 
>>this list might like to read Cringely's take on the FB rival we all 
>>love to hate... you know the one.
>>
>>Adam
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