I have to admit, it’s pretty cool.
December 2003. Everyone’s screaming about PrimalScript. I liked SciteFlash at the time, but figured I’d give Primal a shot for a week. I never looked back. Until now. Everyone’s screaming about FAMES, FAMES, FLAMES. Then Macromedia announces partnership with Eclipse. Hmmmm… maybe there’s something to this.
OK, OK. Downloaded Eclpse, ASDT, Flashout. I already have the M and S. Took a bit to get it all set up, but damn. Syntax checking as you type. Hard to find an argument against that. The code completion works better than I understood it to. Still some minor differences from PrimalScript here and there, but nothing I couldn’t adjust to.
Sapien is supposed to come out with another release of Primal this summer. We’ll see what they have to offer. Will it be worth the upgrade price, or will I be fully converted by then?