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[Matt]

I used to do plenty of coding in RealBasic before I switched to using Linux (from Windows); now I use Python until Real Software comes out with a version of RB that is not really buggy on Linux (though I will probably continue to use Python; I like it quite a bit). I think RB is quite similar to Visual Basic (in syntax, obviously, as well as some other stuff), but it seemed to me that the IDE was sleeker and simpler. Also project structure is pretty intuitive and easy to use (like how you set up your classes and everything, it's not all in one chunk of text). RealBasic is capable of pretty much anything you want to do with it, and it makes the development of professional GUI applications really easy. I would suggest it to you if you don't intend to use it to develop on or compile stuff for Linux. This will hopefully change in the future anyway.

[Matt]

I believe there is an O'Reilly book out there for it, though I did not use it. I did, however, extensively use the Language Reference (F1), which is excellent, much better than for most IDEs. I also found great use in the RB Forums, where there are many people who will be happy to help you out. Hope this short list of resources is of use.

[LogicalVue]

Hello,

I find REALbasic to be an excellent development environment. The language is very similar to, but much more object-oriented than Visual Basic 6. I mostly use it with Mac OS X, but I find the IDE works well in Windows and Ubuntu as well.

The best current book is REALbasic Cross-Platform Development by Mark Choate. There is also another book called REALbasic From Novice to Professional (APress). The O'Reilly Book (REALbasic: The Definitive Guide) is good, but very dated now.

You might also want to check out REALbasic Developer Magazine, but I'm one of the columnists, so I'm biased :) .