I don’t if this thread is worth responding to…
I do agree with the kernel of truth that Xojo Corp. needs more engineering resources and that Xojo/REAL can be unreliable, that’s been the case for years - and I’ve used REAL for over 10 years. But…
I think it’s extremely self-absorbed to suggest that it should be free or open-source, just because you have a problem with it. You actually think the people who get paid from the project should just give up and quit, and start giving it away - you essentially are saying they are failures. Maybe I’m getting to be an old curmudgeon, but if that’s the attitude people have today, oh my…
Professional people know better. To use software, try it first. Xojo has a demo. Also, the general opinion (more resources, not bullet-proof) on Xojo/REAL is easy to find, I don’t se why you couldn’t have known about this. Also, Xojo is a new IDE. It’s going to have bugs. You should realize that. Perhaps we want to live in fantasy land and think software is released bug-free. It’s really not.
I’m very, very happy with REAL. Why? Cause I don’t get sucked in. I’m still using 2011r3, there’s no significant bugs. On certain things it doesn’t work as well as I’d like it, but it doesn’t pretend to either. I have a Xojo license, I’ve been using it and am slowly integrating it in. I’m not using it for production, because neither I nor Xojo am ready for it. You have to take time for this stuff.
Try using an older version of Xojo, even REAL. Think of staying with Carbon for a little while longer. Or, try truly understand the product as it exists now and use it in a way it cooperates with you. I don’t believe that Xojo makes crap; I understand the level of frustration, but there ARE things you can do.
Again, I’m not sure this was worth replying too, but cheez…