REALbasic 2009 Release 2.1 Thoughts

I’ve been using REALbasic since version 1.0 and it isn’t unlikely that I have projects from many years ago scattered about my computer.  Throughout the years, REALbasic has taken some turns, even some turns that have cause projects to stop compiling.  The usual process of working through the compiler errors to make old projects run has become a rather common course of events for me.  Some projects even required that I remain in an old version of REALbasic to continue to support the applications.  One of the most frustrating processes I would have to undergo was to bring an old project up-to-date with the current REALbasic.  This has been highly improved in the late 2008 and current 2009 releases of REALbasic.  I’ve been very impressed with the ability to bring my old projects up to the current version of REALbasic quickly.

Now it has been a joy for me to go through all my old projects and bring them up-to-date with the current REALbasic 2009 Release 2.1.  I’m excited about the progress that has been made, and my applications seem to immediately benefit from all kinds of performance increases and improved user experience.  It is easier in REALbasic 2009 Release 2.1 to build platform-native applications than it has ever been, which allows for a quick and easy transition path for all my old projects.

REAL Software is bringing the fun back to programming as they continue to improve the development environment that we have all come to enjoy.