Calendar
REALbasic Developer Editorial Calendar
Last Updated: Thursday, March 14, 2002
This is page shows the current publication schedule of the magazine. Themes are subject to change, especially for issues 6 months or more away. We generally work three issues in advance.
Also note that while every issue has a theme, only the main one or two articles need to focus on the theme; the others can be loosely related (if possible) or not.
| Issue Number/ Edition | Theme | Article Deadline | Ad Closing | Publication Date |
| 1.1: August/Sept | REALbasic Revolution The concept here is to celebrate the RB Revolution. We're looking for articles that emphasis the speed and ease of RB coding, as well as stories about non-programmers who've been successful with RB. We want to compare RB to the creation of the Macintosh. | April 15 | May 24 | July 15 |
| 1.2: Oct/Nov | Basic Programming Techniques We're looking for algorithms and basic techniques beginners may not be familiar with. Issues like sorting, OOP, data structures, problem-solving, etc. are ideal. | Aug 1 | Aug 1 | Oct 1 |
| 1.3: Dec/Jan | Mac OS X The challenges and differences for compiling for OS X; icon creation; resource forks; etc. | Oct 1 | Oct 1 | Dec 1 |
| 1.4: Feb/March | Graphics Creating graphics in RB; custom canvas classes; flicker-free animation; cross-platform graphics issues; working with masks; resizing graphics; exporting graphics; manipulating graphics, etc. | Nov 15 | Dec 1 | Feb 1 |
| 1.5: April/May | Databases Intro to SQL; RB databases; why use a database; multiuser databases; db plug-ins, etc. | Feb 1 | Feb 1 | April 1 |
| 1.6: June/July | Apple Events Adding AppleScript support to your app; making client/server apps; AE under Mac OS X, etc. | April 1 | April 1 | June 1 |
Other potential upcoming Themes:
- Compiling for Windows
- RB Plug-ins
- Algorithms
- Sockets
- Animation
- RB Games