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From: "Mark Wilson" <m.wilson@dial.pipex.com>
Newsgroups: scee.yaroze.programming.codewarrior
Subject: Re: Gripes about CodeWarior
Date: Mon, 29 Jun 1998 19:00:20 +0100
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>why can't I maximise the code windows
>why can't I minimise the code windows

Because you can't. So? I haven't noticed this until you just mentioned it.

>why do they use non standard buttons and other graphics

Because it's all ported over from the Mac. You get used to it, eventually.

>why is the communications from PSX to PSCommUtill soo slow

I do find 115200 baud fairly unreliable, but it seems fine at 57600. You
could always try Craig Graham's ARS. (ooerr... sounds a bit rude :)

>why did I have to do a 16MB download from Metrowerks site before the
>program would even work.
>

Um, what 16MB download was that? The update I downloaded was 2-3MB tops.

>My copy of Visual C++ 4.0 cost less than CW, lots less and guess what,
>It works.
>

But you have to program a PC with it! :-)

>The only reason I opted to use CodeWarrior was because I though it would
>make life easier than strugling with a command line driven gnu c
>program. I think I would have pulled out a lot less hair if I had used
>gnu instead.
>
>I'm still strugling on with CodeWarrior now but only because I don't
>want to admit that I have wasted my money.
>

I must admit that my first reaction to CW was "Oh my God, what a load of
swill, can't even be bothered to write Windows-specific version, nasty
ported Mac icons, messy windows, crap editor etc etc..."

But I stuck with it, and although I still think it has a lousy editor, I
think it's got a lot going for it. The debugger in particular is about as
good as you're going to get considering the Yaroze's limitations.

If you want an example of a truly appalling dev system you should see the
one I've got to use at work. Debugging C using Forth is not my idea of a
good time.

Mark