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Class(y) v2.4 now shipping !
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AppSolutions, Inc. is proud to announce the release of Class(y) 2.4 -
the best Class(y) yet! It's faster, leaner, yet more powerful than ever.
We've taken the solid architecture of v2.0 and optimized it so that it
now executes faster, occupies less space, yet still provides additional
features.
Class(y) 2.4 is 100% compatible with v2.0, so all you need to do is
relink your application with the new library and you should immediately
gain speed benefits. No time-consuming conversion is required.
These are just some of the ways in which performance has been improved:
o The performance of message sending has been improved by up to 50%.
o Class creation speed has been improved by up to 70%.
o DGROUP usage has been reduced to an absolute minimum.
o The performance of the `super' message has been improved.
o Use of object memory and virtual memory has been reduced.
o Checking of message scope and variable type can be disabled for
extra performance.
o EXE size can be up to 6K smaller.
All of these improvements have resulted in a library which is still the
only one to provide unique advanced features such as metaclasses,
multiple inheritance, and its superior Object Inspector - while still
outperforming all its competition.
And we plan to keep it that way. We're already working on version 2.5,
which will build on the lean foundation in v2.4 to provide more features
that our customers have requested. What's more, v2.5 will be a free
upgrade for registered users of v2.4.
Here are some of the new features in v2.4:
o Improvements have been made to the Enhanced Object Inspector,
allowing objects to "describe themselves" so that you don't have to
call them up to see what's inside them. It makes inspecting objects
and arrays of objects much more convenient.
o The results of specified methods can now be viewed in the Object
Inspector, as though they were instance variables.
o Sample source code for the scalar classes is provided.
o Multiple inheritance is now fully integrated - previous problems
with scoping in multiply inherited classes have been resolved, and
you can now multiply inherit from Clipper classes such as TBrowse.
o Type casting: when a floating point number is assigned to an
instance variable declared "TYPE Integer", it will automatically be
converted to an integer.
The upgrade to v2.4 is now shipping, and is available for $79.95 plus
shipping and handling ($12 for continental U.S.) from AppSolutions, Inc.
at one of the following numbers:
Orders: 1-800-8-CLASSY (1-800-825-2779)
201-445-5758
Fax: 201-445-5462
CIS: 74730,3257
International customers can contact their local distributor for ordering
information. In Europe you can contact SoftSol GmbH in Germany, the
price is the same as in the US, but shipping is of course less.
Orders: +49-40-7661290
Fax: +49-40-7665664
BBS: +49-40-7665527
CIS: 100112,3401
We thank you for your continued support. Due to the enthusiasm of our
customers, the combination of Class(y) and CA-Clipper received the Data
Based Advisor Magazine Reader's Choice Award for Best Object-Oriented
Programming Language in 1993 and 1994, and we deeply appreciate this.
Best wishes for 1995 from the team at AppSolutions!