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- From: myaunis@ibm.net
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.programmer
- Subject: Re: Visual language environments
- Date: 27 Mar 1996 03:16:51 GMT
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- References: <314f8cd2@beachyhd.demon.co.uk> <4iq727$20qi@columba.udac.uu.se> <31512730.4031@natlab.research.philips.com>
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- In <31512730.4031@natlab.research.philips.com>, Jacco van Weert <weert@natlab.research.philips.com> writes:
- >Kristofer Maad wrote:
- >>
- >> Adam@beachyhd.demon.co.uk wrote:
- >> : Why has no one developed a Visual programming environment similar to Windows'
- >> : Visual BASIC? The Amiga has /all/ the functionality that would be needed to
- >> : create such a beast, yet nothing even similar exists..
- >>
- >> I've been thinking about developing such a system for MUI. In fact,
- >> today on the MUI mailing list, there appeared a message from someone
- >> who is doing exactly such a thing based on AmigaE - not sure if it's
- >> using MUI, though. Actually, AmigaE is the language I was thinking
- >> about using, too... So, I guess I don't have to do it then.
- >>
- >
- >BTW: Such a beast is under development.... in fact it is _called_ BEAST ;-)
- >
- >1-April-1996 the BEAST-OO takes off.... it has the visual programming
- >capabilities. In the month April some elements of BeaVis (BEAST Visual)
- >will also being released (GUI).
- >
- >The main objective is BeAStar... a complete visual programming desktop....
- >....which _will_ make Delphi a.o. make look like sh*t.
- >
- >
- > Jacco
- >
- >
- >BTW: The project has no relation with Philips.
- >
- >--
- >--------------------------------------------------------------------
- > Jacco van Weert
- > Philips Research Laboratories -- Building WL
- > Prof. Holstlaan 4, 5656 AA Eindhoven, The Netherlands
- > Office: WL-p 1.08 Phone: +31-40-2743642
- > E-mail: weert@natlab.research.philips.com
- >
- > Private: weertj@IAEhv.nl - http://www.IAEhv.nl/users/weertj/
- >--------------------------------------------------------------------
-
- Actually if you want a good look at an excellent example of a Visual programming
- environment that is similar to Visual Basic , take a look at CanDo. It actually
- includes it's own Basic type language call AV1 - although it is hidden beneath
- the visual interface. I have found that CanDo has exposed just about every
- virtue of the Amiga plus has added some excellent programming extensions that
- make the programming cycle a breeze. Unfortunately Innovatronics, the makers
- of CanDo have disappeared. I still use CanDo to this day and have never been
- disappointed.
-