It seems that I am obviously not the only one here who does not see BlitzMax as a game development language (only).
But still, I don't see the advantage of targeting the Java VM, unless you want to write slow and resource hungry desktop apps with a non-native/Swing-Look & Feel (just think Netbeans here). Java still sucks for desktop apps; it's a server platform and won't grow out of that niche anymore.
I also don't see a real advantage of targeting .NET either, unless you are only interested in Windows. Mono might be nice for GNU/Linux, but it sucks on OS X, and that is the only other accepted desktop platform besides Windows. No non-technical folks use GNU/Linux, and the geek market is very small compared to the consumer and corporate markets.
I'd rather like to see native support for some mobile platforms, especially OS X for iPhone/iPod Touch.
But if you are serious about any of this, your only option is to raise a good deal of money and buy BlitzMax from BRL and start your own company that markets, sells and develops BlitzMax as a serious and professional application development tool from then on.
But still, I don't see the advantage of targeting the Java VM, unless you want to write slow and resource hungry desktop apps with a non-native/Swing-Look & Feel (just think Netbeans here). Java still sucks for desktop apps; it's a server platform and won't grow out of that niche anymore.
I also don't see a real advantage of targeting .NET either, unless you are only interested in Windows. Mono might be nice for GNU/Linux, but it sucks on OS X, and that is the only other accepted desktop platform besides Windows. No non-technical folks use GNU/Linux, and the geek market is very small compared to the consumer and corporate markets.
I'd rather like to see native support for some mobile platforms, especially OS X for iPhone/iPod Touch.
But if you are serious about any of this, your only option is to raise a good deal of money and buy BlitzMax from BRL and start your own company that markets, sells and develops BlitzMax as a serious and professional application development tool from then on.