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In article <B90B3664.402C%tom325@flash.net>,
 Tom Anderson <tom325@flash.net> wrote:

>Ron - And NG:
>
>Unfortunately your response belies exactly my one big gripe about
>Metrowerks:
>
>Changes and fixes but not much new.

 If someone asks about PowerPlant specifically that is what I am going 
to write about.   CodeWarrior 8 is the most dramatic change without 
affecting the users interface that we have done. 

code completion for C/C++ and Java  
On the fly language parsing,  you no longer have to compile the code to 
get the highlighted syntax
better dif 
better compilers
better MSL
Better browser
Full cocoa suppport on OS X
Compatibility with  OS X Interface Builder 
Better handling of Bundles
Better handling of Frameworks
Long name support in C/C++  (Java to follow in a patch after release)
Better Template support
Java 1.4 support on Mac and Windows
Better optimizers
on and on and on

we aren't just talking about bug fixes but with things entirely new 5.0 
IDE 3.0 compiler debugger  etc.

Mach-O  with SYM files for debugging.  JNI Mach-O  debugging  and on and 
on.

>So how can you charge so much if all you are doing is changes and fixes but
>not much new.

We have tons of new features things that we have not been able to do for 
the past few years as we tried to keep up with Apple and OS X.   Now 
with 10.1 there is a excellent and stable OS and we are kicking butt 
with new features that you all have demanded for years.

>And you still haven't got JAVA - Apples latest release version to run on my
>X system. Tech Support keeps telling me to go back to the original 1.3
>Java....install from Apple.

Are you talking about the RAD tools or something else.  I'm on vacation 
this week but send me some information on your problem and I'll look 
into it.

>Someone needs to have a reality check on the business model. And I am not
>looking to buy the Brooklyn Bridge. I am not looking for a new coat of paint
>with a Revision Change, I want more cylinders under the hood and a six-speed
>with better gas mileage and a Bose sound system to boot.

YOU GOT IT IN CW 8

 Now for PowerPlant, unfortunately the current framework design is 8 
years old and needs more than just updating to take full advantage of OS 
X.   Metrowerks is very bullish on PowerPlant and sees a long future for 
it.  (read between the lines on this).

Ron

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