Is CoreGraphics available in RB and Java? One of my main needs is that my
app generate scaleable, editable vector graphics output.

Am I correct in assuming that ANY cross-platform language will need two sets
of graphics routines: one for Mac CG and another for Windows?

I actually own a license of RB. I paid a programmer to re-write my 'Counter'
app in RB. I was supposed to follow along and learn as it was built, but
that did not work out (due to time constraints for both of us). However, it
would provide a starting point if I choose RB and I can figure out file i/o,
etc. from his code.

When I decide on the best path for me, I will likely ask this list if any
veterans are up for helping me write a simple app in the new language. I
would, of course, be willing to pay a bit for this tutoring.


> From: Brian S <fblistserve@...>
> Reply-To: <futurebasic@...>
> Date: Sun, 21 Feb 2010 12:06:19 -0700
> To: <futurebasic@...>
> Subject: Re: [FB] re: FutureBasic and Carbon
> 
> 
> On Feb 21, 2010, at 11:10 AM, PZ wrote:
> 
>> My FB4 apps currently work. My lingering questions are:
>> 1) What does the effort to make them FB5 functional get me?
> C code for use with Objective-C. If your code is more processing-
> intensive it would be more of a possibility than apps that are mostly
> UI-based.
> 
> 
> 
> 
>> 2) Java or Cocoa (remember I'm a part time programmer currently at the
>> limits of my time and abilities).
> I assume you mean Java or Objective-C since both Java and Objective-C
> use Cocoa ( or may use Cocoa in the case of Java ).
> This is a personal choice and also involves many other factors which
> only you can answer. For example, Java is cross-platform but Objective-
> C is not. Weigh all the pluses and minuses and decide which ones are
> relevant to your specific scenario.
> 
>> Likewise choose Java over Cocoa and I may find myself in the same
>> predicament in a few years if Java disappears.
> 
> In terms of the language itself, Java and Objective-C are both O-O and
> will require similar learning curves for someone with only procedural
> language experience. Both have large user bases and there is plentiful
> documentation to learn both. If planning only Mac development,
> Objective-C makes sense because this is clearly Apple's flagship
> development product and very unlikely to disappear. Java is supported
> by Apple but it is clearly NOT Apple's main development language
> focus. From the perspective of marketable skills for the programmer,
> Java is much more desirable on more platforms than Objective-C.
> 
> There are several good languages out there. The Lazarus version/IDE of
> Free Pascal is impressive. It is an Object Pascal similar to Delphi.
> 
> Real Studio might be a possible alternative for you Pierre because it
> insulates the programmer from the details of the implementation and
> has its own GUI builder. One downside is the Cocoa version is not
> available but in beta testing - see my previous posts. Another is RB
> apps are buggy ( almost every RB I've tested crashes, or leaks
> memory ) and have large footprints.
> 
> 
> Brian S
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
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