Re: ScriptDebugger or Scripter
Re: ScriptDebugger or Scripter
- Subject: Re: ScriptDebugger or Scripter
- From: christian vick <email@hidden>
- Date: Tue, 11 Sep 2001 11:43:26 +0200
on 07.09.2001 14:24 Uhr, Jeff Horton at email@hidden wrote:
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I have been scripting for 6+ years now and have used nothing but script
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editor. Could I get some of your pros and cons in using Script Debugger vs.
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Scripter?
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Or are both necessary?
Depends. I like Scripter for CGI-debugging. I like SD when it comes to
larger scripts. Scripter was my first Debugger so i'm quite common with it,
so i use it still a lot. But in summary today i would go for SD as the first
choice:
Script Debugger:
+ edit scripts larger than 32K
+ displays results larger than 32K (the decisive reason why i bought it)
+ much better configurable to your own needs
+ split pane editing
+ ongoing support, 3.0 and Mac OS X version on the way
- not always stable
Scripter:
+ Instant window
+ live CGI debugging (it should work in SD too, but there is no instruction
how)
- many little annoying things that you cannot change via preferences
- bad support, no response to the question if there will ever be a further
update or a Mac OS X version. It guess Scripter is at the end of it's live.
+ quite stable
- runs out of memory in some situations (especially CGI debugging) after
some time. Allocating more memory doesn't help.
If you plan to switch to OS X, there is not much to think - buy SD. If you
want to stay in OS 9 download both and experiment a while.
cris