Binding: CD-ROM
Brand: Metrowerks
EAN: 0620128690619
Format: CD-ROM
Label: Metrowerks
Manufacturer: Metrowerks
Model: 69061
Packaged Height: 200 hundredths-inches
Packaged Length: 975 hundredths-inches
Packaged Weight: 110 hundredths-pounds
Packaged Width: 850 hundredths-inches
Platform: Windows NT
Platform: Macintosh
Platform: Linux
Platform: Unix
Platform: Windows 98
Platform: Windows 2000
Platform: Windows Me
Platform: Windows 95
Publisher: Metrowerks
Studio: Metrowerks
Product Description:
CodeWarrior for Palm Computing platform is a popular development tool among Palm OS platform developers. You can create software programs that run directly on a Palm OS handheld from the comfort of your Windows 95, 98, NT, or Mac OS computer, using the award-winning CodeWarrior Integrated Development Environment. Benefits include a tightly integrated C/C++ compiler, source- and assembly-level debugger, assembler, and linker. Test and debug your applications more rapidly with a direct-to-device debugger, Palm OS Emulator (Windows and Mac OS), or Palm OS Simulator (Mac OS); build graphical user interfaces quickly, using Constructor for Palm OS platform; drag and drop elements from a palette onto a simulated screen; and edit the interface visually. Learn the intricacies of Palm OS platform development with comprehensive documentation, tutorials, and sample code.
Customer Reviews:
 The bugs carried this thing to the shelf, 2005-10-08
This is 3 versions back from the current version but I'd be VERY skeptical about purchasing anything from this company if they released something like this.
As I mentioned, it's buggy. On the minor side, the help files aren't complete. I'm constantly getting messages about missing files. I've even checked the disk and they aren't there either. The tutorial that comes with it isn't bad but sometimes references options that aren't available on this version of the application. It's like they wrote it for a different GUI.
On the major side, I'm constantly having to close the application after debugging the app once. It's possible this is caused by me using the Palm emulator instead of my Palm device, but I really have to doubt it. In fact, one error that seems to cause me to close and reopen is publicly known by Metroworks, but there isn't a patch in sight.
In the middle, it just doesn't help the developer. For instance, I wanted to add a resource file to one of the groups of my project. Their is no "Right mouse click, add" context menu, only delete, like that's the only option I would want to choose for a folder. So, up to the menu bar I go to choose "Add file" only to be given the error, "At least one file couldn't be added to the selected target." To fix this you have to choose a a linker and post linker from the projects setting options. If that was the case, why not tell the developer that this is what needs to be done. The error message they provide just leave one wondering what to do next.
It's possible I've gotten use to using Visual Studio, which actually helps the developer in the creation process. This apps only strength is the form creator. For one thing, it seems to work, but when I drop form components onto the form, it's just an outline. Again, I'd like to see something like what Visual Studio shows in form creation.
I really wanted to start writing some palm apps but I'm starting to think it's not worth it.
I know Palm offers a dev environment, but I don't see a trial version of it so I ain't paying $20 for something that could be just as useless.
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