B+ ( as I understand it ) is a new language. Its a completely re-written leaner/meaner compiler that is heavily based on B2D but it has been re-designed to allow programs to be written that are windows applications rather than applications that can run under windows and also to run without being dependant on a specific version of DirectX being installed.
Mark has gone to a lot of effort to try and make it as backward compatible with the old language as possible and that seems to have given the impression its an upgrade to B2D.
If you look at the examples supplied and the tutorials you can see that the whole structure of a B+ program is very different indeed. Perhaps if the new language didnt bother trying so hard to make all the old Blitz commands available then it would not be so confusing.
I do agree that it would be nice to have a document distributed with B+ which explains any issues you may experiece when migrating code from B2D and what the solutions are.
Personnally all my old B2D applications I have I still continue using B2D to recompile. If I ever come across any application written in B2D that I wish to use in B+ then I would take a good long look at the core of the code and rewrite whatever parts of the app I need to make use of the messaging / canvases / menus / gadgets etc.
Of course when I find any old functions / libraries of code that would be useful in B+ I can salvage them and Im pleased that they require very little and usually no changes to compile them using B+.
Feel free to flame me if I am wrong.. I like a good grilling :)
Mark has gone to a lot of effort to try and make it as backward compatible with the old language as possible and that seems to have given the impression its an upgrade to B2D.
If you look at the examples supplied and the tutorials you can see that the whole structure of a B+ program is very different indeed. Perhaps if the new language didnt bother trying so hard to make all the old Blitz commands available then it would not be so confusing.
I do agree that it would be nice to have a document distributed with B+ which explains any issues you may experiece when migrating code from B2D and what the solutions are.
Personnally all my old B2D applications I have I still continue using B2D to recompile. If I ever come across any application written in B2D that I wish to use in B+ then I would take a good long look at the core of the code and rewrite whatever parts of the app I need to make use of the messaging / canvases / menus / gadgets etc.
Of course when I find any old functions / libraries of code that would be useful in B+ I can salvage them and Im pleased that they require very little and usually no changes to compile them using B+.
Feel free to flame me if I am wrong.. I like a good grilling :)