There are more considerations than a resume builder or making sure the application is a perfect fit for the platform. Sometimes you need speed to market and want to target both platforms, or you want something that works consistently so you can support it easily and document it for users easily. There is a lot of cost building 2 completely separate applications. I'm opting for the jQueryMobile/PhoneGap option and though it won't be a perfect fit, it will get me there and customers are not going to be very picky. If your application is the only choice they have, they might be happy to have it on their phone even though it is a different user experience than the other apps.
On Mon, Apr 9, 2012 at 5:01 PM, phil swenson <[email protected]> wrote: > If one of your goals is building your resume, I wouldn't mess with > these 3 party frameworks that "wrap" mobile dev. Also, the results > aren't as nice and the idioms are different on each platform, so these > apps become "least common denominator" apps that look amateurish IMO. > > Even when you wrap it, it's still a PITA to test and deploy. In the > case of iOS, you still need to compile in Xcode on a Mac and deal with > all the provisioning stuff. > > On Mon, Apr 9, 2012 at 3:48 AM, Rakesh <[email protected]> > wrote: > > Hi guys, > > > > I know next to nothing about creating IOS/Android apps except that > > things change constantly so I wanted to get the group's advice on > > something I am considering developing soon. > > > > The requirements are initially quite modest: > > > > 1. Ability to look up ingredients and show related content. > > 2. Search for ingredients. > > 3. Be available off line. > > 4. Easy to develop across ISO and Android. > > > > Not sure about the last one, do I have to create 2 projects and manage > > them separately? I've heard there are third party applications where > > you write once in Javascript(I think) and it cross compiles down to > > both OS's. > > > > Is it practical to do both as a newbie to mobile development? Should I > > just concentrate on Android (since I know Java)? > > > > Any advice appreciated!! > > > > Thanks > > > > Rakesh > > > > -- > > 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. > > > > -- > 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. > > -- Robert Casto www.robertcasto.com www.sellerstoolbox.com www.lakotaeastbands.org -- 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.
