I think that having more choice is always a good thing, and an API that is available across various "Amiga" platforms is particularly good.
Though having said that, bearing in mind that MUI is available on OS4 and MorphOS, and AROS via Zune, I'm not sure that this idea would offer anything particularly new. It would be good for programmers who dislike MUI either from an API point of view (though this assumes that the new API is an improvement), or from the point of view of MUI itself.
Karlos wrote:
but think of the advantage to the common middle ground programmer who wants to write applications quickly, without having to choose one over the other (MUI in particular is not everybodies cup of tea).
I don't understand this point though. This doesn't make the choice any easier - since this new toolkit itself is a choice. The programmer still has to decide between MUI, Gadtools, Reaction, and this new API. As I say, having extra choice is good, but it's not like this new library would be the obvious best choice.
