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Development Environment |
REALbasic |
Revolution |
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Incremental development environment |
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Property Palettes open at one time |
1 |
Unlimited |
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Code edit windows open at one time |
120 |
Unlimited |
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Undo levels |
Unlimited |
1 |
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Projects open at one time |
1 |
Unlimited |
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Royalty-free runtimes |
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Lock location of controls in dev environment |
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Hide controls in development environment |
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Global search in development environment |
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Controls can be grouped |
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Development environment user-modifiable |
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Development environment fully scriptable |
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Multiple-screen interface in one window21 |
Tab Panels |
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Auto-formats code |
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User-created development plug-ins |
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Interactive code execution |
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Edit project code while debugging |
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Modify properties while debugging |
Limited |
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Online documentation |
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Compiling errors are discovered: |
Only when project is run |
Immediately22 |
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Deployment |
REALbasic |
Revolution |
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Target Mac OS |
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Target Windows |
Professional Edition only |
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Target Mac OS X |
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Q3 |
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Target Sparc/Linux/other Unix environments |
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Interface-less deployment as server CGI |
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Path separators handled automatically |
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Automatic cross-platform menu bars |
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Windows MDI support |
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Editable distribution with “Virtual Machine” player |
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Very High Level Language Features |
REALbasic |
Revolution |
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Self-modifying code23 |
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Runtime typing24 |
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Dynamic procedure arguments25 |
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Dynamically create controls26 |
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Dynamic code integration27 |
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Features |
REALbasic |
Revolution |
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Database connectivity |
Professional Edition only |
Q3 |
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Built-in database |
Professional Edition only |
28 |
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Embed AppleScript code |
Precompiled Only |
Q3 |
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Import QuickTime media |
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Easy-to-understand language |
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Variable/object scope clearly defined |
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Pass parameters by value or reference |
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XCMD support on the Mac |
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DLL support on Windows |
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Direct access to OS Toolbox |
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XCMDs and DLLs |
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Threads |
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Group controls |
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QuickTime effects |
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Q3 |
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Automated window geometry management |
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Import Visual Basic forms and modules |
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Import HyperCard projects |
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Import SuperCard projects |
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Native interface controls |
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Q3 |
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Compose graphics offscreen for display |
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User-determined code organization |
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Built-in regular expressions |
Q3 |
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Internet sockets |
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Associative arrays |
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Sprite engine |
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Built-in graphic animation |
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Apply graphic effects to controls |
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Control Events |
REALbasic |
Revolution |
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(More events indicates better developer control over user interaction.) |
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Button events |
7 |
39 |
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Canvas/image events |
10 |
34 |
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QuickTime movie player events |
9 |
34 |
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Scroll bar events |
7 |
41 |
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Slider events |
7 |
41 |
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Progress bar events |
6 |
41 |
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Field events |
11 |
39 |
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Window events |
17 |
52 |
