compileIt for revolution?

[Jerry J]

> From: Richard Gaskin <ambassador at fourthworld.com>
> Subject: Re: compileIt for revolution?

> This is not to suggest that I believe all Rev fans should learn C, so
> let me please dispel that hyperbole before it arises.   All I'm
> suggesting is that CompileIt! was no panacea, and the effort of using 
> it
> well was arguably about the same as using existing solutions to make
> externals in Rev today.

Today, and also then.

I arrived as a C programmer, learning HyperCard, just about when 
HC/XCMD 2.0 came out. I found CompileIt cumbersome for toolbox access, 
and learned how to write XCMDs in C (never looked back). Ahem, that was 
MPW C, sonny boy, Ahem!

If I need an OS X external for Rev, I won't be looking for a tool like 
CompileIt. So far, I haven't needed such an external, but all the 
points about pixel-manipulation and real math are well taken. I haven't 
dived in yet, but seeing what Trevor and Chris altBohnert have done 
makes me feel good about the prospects.

Best,
Jerry Jensen