In my opinion, write once run anywhere has *never* applied to user interface across devices, simply because it doesn't make sense on different types of devices. If you're talking Windows vs Mac vs Linux on a desktop - then sure write once run anywhere makes total sense as long as you choose a platform that ports (like Java). Heck, I wrote JBuilder in Java and it worked great in all of these places.
If you're talking about a smart phone UI, a tablet UI, and a desktop UI - I would *expect* as a user that they look and feel different, each leveraging the target platform in a way that makes the most sense to a user. The guts can be reused - sure - but if the UI is exactly the same on all 3, you have failed your customers. - Joe On Dec 16, 9:10 pm, Casper Bang <[email protected]> wrote: > Can we thus infer, that you are not convinced by Java's deeply rooted > philosophy of "write once, run anywhere" ...for UI-kits anyway? > > On Dec 16, 5:38 pm, "Joe Nuxoll (Java Posse)" <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > > > > > > > On Dec 13, 7:25 pm, Karsten Silz <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > On Dec 14, 3:44 am, Cédric Beust ♔ <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > The bottom line remains that you need to write two different versions of > > > > your code for the iPhone and the iPad. > > > > Agreed. I think it's because its a different device, you think it's > > > because iOS fragmentation. I rest my case. :-) > > > I rest my case with Karsten's case. The good news is that you get to > > use all the same code for the underlying data structures. Only the UI > > code is different for each - because a good user experience means > > thinking differently about the interface for each device. Ideally, the > > two versions should "feel" similar, but when you look closely they'll > > be quite different. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "The Java Posse" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/javaposse?hl=en.
