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Started by Chris McFarling
Mon, 17 Jan 2005 08:52
Looking for cross-platform best practices
Author: Chris McFarling
Date: Mon, 17 Jan 2005 08:52
Date: Mon, 17 Jan 2005 08:52
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I'm a part time web programmer (ASP,VBScript,Javascript,SQL) looking to transition into traditional application development. I've got some ideas for programs that I'd like to write so I'm currenly studying up on C++. As I think ahead to a time that I'm proficient enough to start actully creating applications, there are some requirements that I'd like to be able to fullfill. Here's what I'm looking for: - Optimum approach to writing an app that will run on Windows and OS X (i.e. least amount of code, fewest number of tools) - Not JAVA based - GUI interface that strongly adhears to each platforms standard interface guidelines while maintaining consistency accross platforms - Database integration - both client/server architecture and dektop databse implementations - Ability to display image files (possibly large ones) on screen - As fast as possible (responsiveness to user, computational speed, etc) - Take full advantage of platform specific technologies (AppleScript, etc) I have several years as an end user on both platforms so I know the ins and outs of each (from a user standpoint). I've also used enough crappy software in my time to know what sets a good app apart from a sloppy one. As I move ahead I'd like to start gathering the neccessary tools for my needs so I can start getting intimately familiar with what I'll be using. From reading through the threads on here, it's obvious that there are several approaches to cross platform programming. Is there a defacto standard for doing this type of thing though? Ideally, I envision a solution in which all development is done on a single platform and compiled for both from that platform. From what I've read it seems that CodeWarrior Development Tools for Mac OS and Windows can accomplish this. I know RealBasic takes this approach too, although I'm assuming that RealBasic won't meet the requirement of being "as fast a s possible". Then there's XCode and Interface Builder and yada yada yada. I figure the best place to sort it all out is on a newsgroup such as this where I can get some feedback from people who have been-there-done-that already. Thanks for any feedback. Chris M
Re: Looking for cross-platform best practices
Author: Martin
Date: Mon, 17 Jan 2005 22:03
Date: Mon, 17 Jan 2005 22:03
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I personally don't have any experience with it, but have you looked at Runtime Revolution <http://revolution.runrev.com/>? From the description, it may be close to what you are looking for.... Martin
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