Reaction vs MUI (as what concerns the API)

[jahc]

Not at the user level so please no flamming wars I decided I'll take some time to slowly learn one of the APIs and would like advice on advantages/disadvantages of both regarding:
- User ability to make your own Boopsi objects and mix them with Reaction/MUI's own ones.
- Ability to modify Reaction/MUI's own objects to add features / behavious, just like you can do with subclassing a Boopsi object
- Compatiblity regarding AOS4/MOS/Classic. Think MUI is ahead on this one but the users had to buy the licence to run MUI on OS4 or something and it wasn't granted that development would continue. My memory is probably failing on this one but again, please no flame wars, just present the facts.

Thanks!
José

It sounds like you'd like to modify a fair bit, or create your own classes.  I just wanted to pick classes that could already do what I needed without needing to put in any extra work. I found that MUI had a nicer listview at the time so I ended up using that for most of my Amiga projects. Whatever the project is, I'd investigate and see which classes are available for Reaction and MUI, and see which fits your project best. Of course, if you want to be multi-Amiga platform, then MUI is the way to go. I didnt realise it at the time, but when you code stuff its good to make it as easily portable as possible.. some things get a bit intertwined, but if can seperate the UI from the business stuff (which I'm trying to do more these days), then it helps when you want to port stuff.

[jahc]

If you want to have a real discussion, try to find areas where reaction is superior (preferably not of the "official" or "someone told me..." kind), and then we can talk.

The only remotely relevant argument that was given so far is about speed, but there's no benchmark to prove it, which means it may just be wishful thinking or propaganda fruits.

Yeah, speed isnt an issue if you're running non-classic hardware. MUI and Reaction feel exactly the same on the next-gen setups I've been using.. everything happens instantly.

Anyway, the focus should be on what sort of functionality they can provide, and whether it can speed up development (through ease or features).