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From: ecs175f037@deneb.ucdavis.edu (0000;0000037028;3300;250;214;ecs175f)
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Subject: Re: MPW 3.0B1 Questions
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Date: 29 Nov 88 04:01:07 GMT
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In article <1856@ndsuvax.UUCP> nopuklic@ndsuvax.UUCP (Blayne Puklich) writes:
>
>I have a few questions for anyone who has had the opportunity to play
>with (or owns) the beta release of MPW 3.0.  Here they are:
>
>2. Any information about Projector other than the APDA sales pitch
>would be helpful.  Is it easy to use?  Does it seem that it too will be
>very helpful in managing projects of moderate to large size?  Your personal
>likes and dislikes would be helpful for Projector, also.
>

I tried using Projector and found it too cumbersome for a single
programmer working on a single project.  It seems quite powerful (i.e.
can track revision histories and "branches.") but just wasn't worth the
work for me.

Some other thought on MPW 3.0b:

   -  Compiles in the background
	What, don't you have some extra clock cycles to waste?
   -  C compiler is ANSI draft compatible
	I like to use function prototypes to improve error checking and this
	was a BIG help
   -  Should be very stable (don't quote me on this one)
	My earlier version (alpha 2) was VERY stable, so I don't expect lots
	of problems with this release
   -  Linker isn't a lot faster
	As usual, the linker remains a bottleneck in the turn-around time.  My
	only advice is to set the RAM cache up a bit and get a snack during
	particularly long makes
   -  C Interfaces are reworked
	The C interface libraries (#includes) have been reorganized into a more
	logical format (e.g. closer to Inside Mac).  This make it much easier to
	decide which files need to be included and which ones don't.

All in all, I'm quite pleased with this release although I still use
Lightspeed C for preliminary work and particularly tough debugging tasks.

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Greg DeMichillie   
Apple Student Rep - UC Davis  
lgdemichillie@ucdavis.edu   
AppleLink: ST0178       

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