Software REALbasic 2008 Release 2 - Mostly bug fixes, but a new Pair class was added. Custom EditField - An amazing Canvas-based EditField. Information UUID Class - Generate UUID (GUID) on Mac OS X and Linux Providing a Better Drag Image - Give your ... [More]

A new language feature popped up in 2008r2 with very little fanfare, but is actually a really awesome new capability. Interface aggregation is the ability to aggregate several interfaces together into a "super interface." For instance: Interface Test... [More]

I guess my secret's out.Amazon seems to be fully aware of what a nerd I am.I got this in an email from them today.Is it that obvious?... [More]

NICKENICH, Germany (May 13rd, 2008) -- Monkeybread Softwarereleases version 8.3 of the MBS plug-in for REALbasic.The MBS plug-in comprises a collection of several plug-in parts whichextend the REALbasic development environment... [More]

My guess is that Microsoft will fix the problems and add new features, but just like Real Software, Microsoft really does have limited resources for any given project. Just food for thought.... [More]

This naturally confused me and I immediately started assuming something in my code was the cause. My first idea was that the stack cleaner class from Fireye Software (http://fireyesoftware.com/developer/stackcleaner/) was the culprit and was acciden... [More]

The REALbasic DragItem class provides only a minimal rectangle for drag feedback in Mac OS applications. This is not the sort of eye candy Mac OS users expect. I’ve uploaded an example that shows how to set the drag image using a REALbasic Pi... [More]

My old 7 year old Dell is now (or will be after getting activated) relegated as the kids computer. This means I don't care what they do to it as long as it still boots up and can run the occasional test app. It had a bunch of development software o... [More]

It's pretty strange to be happy about a bug reporting system, but I can't help myself! FogBugz really does rock -- I know there are some people who don't care for all of the particulars of it, but trust me...... [More]

I have uploaded a UUID class. This class allows you to create version 1 and version 4 UUIDs using standard OS library functions. Mac OS and Linux are supported. Were someone to supply the Windows code, Windows would be supported as well. Downloa... [More]

REALbasic 2008 Release 2 had a very important change that people are discussing with regards to the way executables are built on Windows. In previous versions of REALbasic, all of your applications were single-file executables. On Windows and this ha... [More]

Here's the source code: if &hFFFFFFFF > 0 then break else break end if (Of course, you can ignore the constants -- this happens with variables as well. Imagine u as being a UInt32 whose value is 0xFFFFFFFF, and i...... [More]

We all know that REAL Software can't be bothered to document REALbasic properly, so it comes as no surprise that I can find no reference in the docs to the pairs class, the only new feature RS is advertising for 2008r2.Of course, Aaron has stepped in... [More]

Wow, today's one of those news days that money can't buy.In Vacaville, California, a man found a pit bull in his car. In the engine. Yeah. Picture here. That's pretty odd, I'd say.And in my own hometown of Lancaster, Pennsylvania, the 600 block of So... [More]

NICKENICH, Germany (May 7th, 2008) -- Monkeybread Softwaremakes their tutorial movies available as Podcast on iTunes.You can search for REALbasic on iTunes or just follow this link: [More]

One of the new features of REALbasic 2008r2 is the concept of "Pairs", and I wanted to take a little bit of time to discuss them. The concept of a pair is something that comes up frequently in programming. As...... [More]

A few folks have emailed me or left comments on the site to ask how Sybil, my Parkwood Hybrid, is doing these days. In a nutshell, she's great. In a slightly larger nutshell, I'm happy enough with her that I sold my Rickenbacker, and those of you who... [More]

Ziar nad Hronom, Slovakia (May 3, 2008) -- MacO's creative workshop is pleased to announce new version of DiskLister, a SQL catalogizer for Mac, Windows and Linux. Create databases of your backups to search and browse them on your computer or over ne... [More]

Interface Kit 1.0.3 and MIER 1.5.1 updated todayJhangle, Pingtung, Taiwan (May 5th, 2008) -- Sam Rowlands, freelance developer and shareware author announced the immediate availability of Interface Kit 1.0.3 and Machine Information + Erro... [More]

Some things like undo, feature rich controls, keyboard shortcuts and modifier keys, application-wide drag and drop, and copy and paste of application objects are just a few of the things that I just find myself missing terribly. We spent 8 hours yes... [More]

REAL Software Now Shipping REALbasic 2008 Release 2New release includes 200 improvements and adds Pairs as a new class.AUSTIN, Texas, USA (May 6, 2008)— REAL Software, maker of REALbasic, a cross-platform development environme... [More]

I could have sworn that I blogged on this topic before, but a peek at my backlog shows that I've not. I'll be dipped! Please accept my apologies about how this posting rambles on... I've had about eight hours of...... [More]

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Top 278 Star Wars Lines Improved By Replacing A Word With "Pants".Some samples:These aren't the pants you're looking for.Search your pants, Luke. You know it's true.I cannot teach him. The boy has no pants.He has no time for smugglers who drop their ... [More]

That's a great question! I've always said that REALbasic is a good choice (for the most part) for people wanting to migrate from Visual Basic 6. The article points out that for most applications, they should probably stay in VB6 unless they're high... [More]