🚀 go-pugleaf

RetroBBS NetNews Server

Inspired by RockSolid Light RIP Retro Guy

Article View: comp.sys.mac
Article #16468

Re: What makes programming the Mac difficult?

#16468
From: carl m benda
Date: Sun, 31 May 1987 02:20
17 lines
1354 bytes
In article <869@apple.UUCP>, tecot@apple.UUCP (Ed Tecot) writes:
> I posted this to INFO-MAC a while ago, but I was informed that some
> people might not read comp.sys.mac.digest, so I'm posting again here:
> 
> What makes programming for the Macintosh difficult?  What would you like

speed... look at c development on an unloaded vax 780 running BSD 4.3...
What I think most programmers would like to see is c development tools 
and environment such as exists in a Unix programming environment.

I personally would like to see the ability to create c code using the text
editor of my choice and then leave the editor (using switcher), going to 
the finder and typing cc filename and with in 30 seconnds I would like to
be able to double click the a.out icon.

/Carl
...decvax!mcnc!unccvax!cbenda
Technical Details
Message-ID: <725@unccvax.UUCP>
Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!mnetor!seismo!mcnc!unccvax!cbenda
References: <869@apple.UUCP>

Show Full Headers
Complete Article Headers
Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP
Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!mnetor!seismo!mcnc!unccvax!cbenda
From: cbenda@unccvax.UUCP (carl m benda)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Re: What makes programming the Mac difficult?
Message-ID: <725@unccvax.UUCP>
Date: Sat, 30-May-87 22:20:02 EDT
Article-I.D.: unccvax.725
Posted: Sat May 30 22:20:02 1987
Date-Received: Tue, 2-Jun-87 00:47:33 EDT
References: <869@apple.UUCP>
Organization: Univ. of NC at Charlotte, Charlotte, NC
Lines: 17
Summary: look at unix env. for your answer