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 CodeLine Developer Preview 2 |
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Madrid, March 1st, 2006: Basasoft announces the availability of CodeLine Developer Preview 2 for download, a new IDE for developing full fledged native Mac OS X applications in object-oriented BASIC language. It includes support for system frameworks like Cocoa, WebKit, etc. and can easily produce Universal Binaries. Screenshots. Read what is new in DP 2. Features include: | | Program in BASIC using advanced language features: | | | - | Use common BASIC language commands like DIM, FOR, IF, WHILE. | | - | Easy string handling: myString = "Hello World!", compatible with NSString. | | - | Case insensitive language helps avoiding syntax errors. | | - | Object orientation. | | - | Multiple commands per line possible. |
| | | | Use native system frameworks: | | | - | Total access to system frameworks like Cocoa, WebKit, etc. | | - | Use the native frameworks' functions, classes and commands. | | - | Declare your own class extension to existing framework classes. | | - | Support for Cocoa/Obj-C's target/action and delegate object mechanisms. | | - | Create your own classes adding instance or class methods and properties. | | - | Support to easily implement the overriding of super classes methods. | | - | No need to update CodeLine to have access to new features introduced by
future framework revisions. |
| | | | Create Universal Binaries: | | | - | One click activation. The IDE knows all necessary configurations and build steps. |
| | | | Standards compatible: | | | - | Uses standard GCC (compiler) and GDB (debugger) also used by XCode. | | - | Can import NIB files. | | - | Transparently generates intermediate Obj-C code that can be imported in
XCode projects. |
| | | | Other features:: | | | - | No need to write header files to create a new class. | | - | No need to import other classes headers. | | - | Dead Code Stripping. | | - | Multiple pass compilation allows fast error detection before actual compilation. | | - | Smart compilation only complies classes and modules that have been modified. | | - | Fast IDE and fast compilation. | | - | Very small binaries. Starting with about 28 KB! | | - | No need to create plugins. All system commands available in the IDE. | | - | Automatic configuration without the need of complex build configurations. | | - | Common tools included: debugger, undo, find, etc. |
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CodeLine is still under development but the 'Developer Preview 2' is available for download. In a few weeks we will start a public beta program with regular updates until the release of CodeLine 1.0. Read what is new in DP 2.Meanwhile you may have a look at some screenshots. (Custom window, Web Browser Pro)Subscribe to our mailing list to receive info about new releases.
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