Also, just as a quick additional note, I love AudioArchery. it's a great casual game. I'm still trying to reach 350 points.
Keep rockin' it, Liam. Signed: Dakotah Rickard On 6/8/13, Dakotah Rickard <[email protected]> wrote: > Here's how I look at it. > If I was going to write an app, I'd probably go the whole route and > make the purchase of a Mac, used or new. However, I am currently in > the process of learning C#, so the ability to port C# to IOS is > particularly attractive to me, especially as I would not have the > history or marketing power of some of our more respected and > established developers. > I would have to build up that rep with PC games, and then I could > either focus on Objective C for a while, or I could spring for the C# > port. > There is one thing to keep in mind. Learning Objective C is maybe > pretty difficult. It's not like many other languages, but Apple itself > offers a lot of free resources to people who're interested in > Objective C, and downloading courses from the ITunes University, which > are also free, can really boost your knowledge. If I wasn't actively > learning C#, I'd be learning Objective C, because right now, and for > the foreseeable future, and without opening too big of a can of worms, > IOS is the most accessible handheld device, in terms of what it can do > and how it is used. > > Also, Java is riddled with security holes, and unless someone has had > professional training in development, they probably are going to miss > at least a couple. This can be a really big issue for a person owning > a phone, wherein they keep a lot of valuable data, just as it can be > an issue for anyone on a computer. Thus, while you can write apps in > Java for Android devices, Oracle is only just now really stepping up > to the plate in terms of security, so that is a consideration, whereas > all Apple apps are basically sand boxed. It'd be really hard for > someone to screw up enough in programming that a security hole was > left open enough to allow user data to be compromised in anything > other than that one app. > > > Signed: > Dakotah Rickard > > On 6/7/13, Thomas Ward <[email protected]> wrote: >> Hi, >> >> Agreed. While there are sometimes compatibility issues I haven't >> noticed it being quite as bad as Trouble's message might indicate. >> Plus if a developer specifically makes sure to list the system >> requirements for known compatible phones, Android OS minimum version, >> then I don't see this massive compatibility problem he is talking >> about. If the developer's site says Jellybean or hire and someone >> tries to install it on Ice Cream Sandwich then the user might have a >> problem, but that's not the developer's fault as they gave the system >> specs on the web page and they were ignored by the user. What more can >> you ask for? >> >> Cheers! >> >> >> >> On 6/7/13, Willem Venter <[email protected]> wrote: >>> Trouble, at worst you might have to have a second user interface for >>> older versions of android, but usually if you write software for >>> android it can just run, because it is just a normal java program >>> using the android API. The problem of "fragmentation" on android is >>> not as bad as it is made out to be by some. >>> >> >> --- >> Gamers mailing list __ [email protected] >> If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to >> [email protected]. >> You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at >> http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. >> All messages are archived and can be searched and read at >> http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]. >> If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the >> list, >> please send E-mail to [email protected]. >> > --- Gamers mailing list __ [email protected] If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to [email protected]. You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to [email protected].
