Best dev too for VC++ developer?

[paulmdx]

I want to develop a login tool for WiFi hotspots like T-Mobile's. It's quite annoying needing to type your username/password each time.

I'm a professional VC++ developer, and really I want as similar a tool as possible for developing for Palm OS. As WiFi login web pages sometimes need HTTPS I'd need a simple interface to a HTTPS library.

I don't want to spend too much, as I doubt I'll make my money back selling the software (I'll probably just charge $5 or something), maybe a few hundred dollars at most.

[Sharkk717]

For free- PRC Tools with GNU compiler and Palm SDK 5

For $400- CodeWarrior 9 (the BEST and most professional C/C++ developement tool for Palm)

Personally, I always recommend CW9 to developers for serious Palm programming (even though I don't own it myself, I've used the demo). It comes with EVERYTHING you need, and I mean EVERYTHING. (From form builders to Clie and Handspring SDKs, to a bunch of other stuff)

Don't get me wrong, I think you can still do lots of great stuff w/ PRC Tools. I just think it lacks the ease (can u use that word with C++ lol) and power in a nice package that CW has!

Just my .02

[paulmdx]

sharkboy717,

Thanks for the info, I'll be sure to check it out.

[Sharkk717]

actually, Falch.Net Developer Studio is EXACTLY like vc++

[austinp]

PalmOne has released their own Visual development for free. I think it should be the right choice because of:

1) It's free (like Prc-tools but better)
2) It is bulted by Palm that it means Palm for Palm :)
3) Powerful and integrated with debugger simulator etc etc /like CodeWarrior)

Have a look at it!

[xfer]

PalmOne has released their own Visual development for free.


Err... PalmSource, not PalmOne.

Well, PODS (PalmOS Developer Suite), is a front-end to GCC based on Eclipse. Huge download (~230Mb), still in Alpha, but as I know, is the only IDE capable to compile Cobalt native applications.

P.S.: Falch.net is a discontinued IDE.

[Sharkk717]

>P.S.: Falch.net is a discontinued IDE

Discontinued yes, but still useful and inexpensive.

[austinp]

Yes PalmSource :)

[jledesma]

>P.S.: Falch.net is a discontinued IDE

Discontinued yes, but still useful and inexpensive.

Inexpensive indeed, $49 bucks at the moment.

Besides is the only IDE i know that gives you automatic templates based on the actions you need.

For example, if you add a button you can tel Falch.net that you want an action performed when you tap it. It then will automatically add the needed lines in your source files so you can control that action. Pretty handy.