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Jonathan Hoyle wrote:
> >> Anyone know of any decent IDEs I can run on the mac?  And if
> >> you tell me xcode, you're getting a swift kick to the balls.
>
> Make it two kicks.
>
> Unfortunately, (and far from "decent"), Xcode is the only Mac C++
> compiler which builds universal binaries, and for that reason, the only
> one worth talking about right.

Xcode is the IDE. The compiler is gcc, which means you can use any IDE
you like. Personally, I use Eclipse for everything and prefer it to
Xcode. It's fine for any language, although I don't happen to write
much Carbon, or any Cocoa, and I don't much use symbolic debuggers, so
I can't comment on Eclipse's performance in that area for OS X
(debugger works fine on Linux).

>
> If you are not tied to C++ though, there are other alternatives.
>
> For Java developers, IDEA by JetBrains [ http://www.jetbrains.com ] is
> the best out there, with a fairly reasonable user experience.  It does
> run $499 though.  For a free Java IDE, Eclipse is not too bad either [
> http://www.eclipse.org ].  I am even told that Eclipse will wrap gcc
> (the compiler on the Mac used for Xcode), so it might possibly give you
> C++ capabilities too.  In any case, your Java code will run natively on
> Intel (no Rosetta), so it is a do-able approach.
>
> For Basic, REALbasic is really very nice.  Now, before you poo-poo
> Basic, remember that REALbasic (like its cousin Visual Basic) is a very
> mature and powerful development environment.  This isn't your father's
> Basic.  Unfortunately, I think the user experience has taken a major
> step back after the REALbasic 2005 release last summer, so (if you're
> like me), you'll prefer REALbasic 5.5.  The Standard Edition is $99,
> and the Pro version, which is cross-platform, runs $399.  REAL Software
> has promised to be able to build universal binaries with an upcoming
> release.
>
> There are many other options available for the Mac developer, but in
> all honesty, none of these compares to CodeWarrior.  I am afraid that
> any choice you make will not be a satisfying one, but what other
> options do we have?
> 
> :-(
> 
> Jonathan Hoyle
> macCompanion