>> 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.
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
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