- The compiler (gcc) has more powerful optimizations for speed than the FB compiler.
- Native Intel code runs ≈3 times faster (or more) than PPC code under Rosetta.
- Framework access is much simpler than in FB (see later).
- FBtoC can automatically copy specified files into the app's resources (see later).
- Apple's modern development tools work on apps built by FBtoC. Tools include the Xcode debugger, the performance analyser Shark and (in 10.5) Instruments.
- An app (window 1 : print "Hello, world!" : do HandleEvents : until gFBQuit) can be built as small as 72 KB.
- On an Intel Mac, crash reports are interpretable, unlike those of a legacy FB app.
- Unlike FB, there is no 32 KB limit on local function variables.
- And then there's the coveted Universal status:
