why MetaCard?

[Terry Judd]

>>>They both do the same thing using the same engine, maybe not too obvious
>>>to you, except that Metacard is stable and the development environment
>>>is geared towards a more mature audience.
>>
>>Mature?
>
>I think Andu means *seasoned*.  When I look and play with Rev I see 
>an app geared to HyperCard heads and new users.
>
>Seasoned users of MetaCard spent many many years perfecting/use 
>their knowledge of MC that, for myself anyway, the Rev interface 
>simply *gets in the way* of my being able to work.

Perhaps we can put it this way...the MC IDE suits people who are used 
to it. The longer you use it, the more used to it you get. 
Unfortunately, given the number of tools I have to use, I've never 
found the time to get properly acquainted with it.

Terry..

>But I can definitely see new users picking up on Rev first, the 
>learning curve is likely shorter.
>

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Dr Terry Judd

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Biomedical Multimedia Unit
Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry & Health Sciences
The University of Melbourne
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