Has there been any definitive clarification to Bill's question: Are native
apps dashcode or truely 'native' apps? My initial assumption has been
"native" means compiled applications (presumably written Objective-C) but
I'm beginning to wonder.

Best,
Ishan

On 10/18/07, Peter Blazejewicz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>
> hi,
> as to IDE's for web/css/javascript development you can start with
> Aptana IDE, which is free, open-source and works on OSX:
> http://www.aptana.com/
> regards,
> Peter
>
> On Oct 18, 12:42 pm, AwayBBL <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > OK, so when there's an SDK in Feb, what do I need to buy to get
> > started? I'm a PC guy right now, so I assume I'll need a Mac. I also
> > assume I'll need a development environment. Any suggestions on a
> > minimal platform that I should buy to get started(I'm on a low
> > budget). Are the Mac development tools good(is there a good IDE, good
> > sample code...etc?)
> >
> > On Oct 17, 1:47 pm, "Dennis Baldwin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >
> > > They've definitely sucked in the past, but recently I was blown away
> with
> > > J2ME support on the Blackberry 8800.  We wrote an app that tied into
> the GPS
> > > API and uploaded location data to our remote server.  At any rate, the
> app
> > > sat on the main screen of the device like any other native app and the
> fact
> > > that we could get GPS information via Java was pretty rare (at least
> on GSM
> > > devices).  If you ever get a chance check out Google Maps for the 8800
> > > series devices....insanely impressive and written in
> Java.  Nonetheless, I
> > > ditched it for my iPhone :)
> > > Regards,
> > > Dennis
> >
> > > Ublip, Inc.www.ublip.com
> >
> > > On 10/17/07, Andy Fuchs <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >
> > > > > another way, Java isn't truly native, yet that's how apps are
> written
> > > > > for the Blackberry.
> >
> > > > Yes, and they suck ;-)
> >
> > > > andy- Hide quoted text -
> >
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> >
>

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