I think everyone is overestimating the effort needed to get up to speed with Java for Android. If you've done any work with MonoDroid you are probably already familiar with many of the concepts of Android: * The activity lifecycle (onCreate, onPause, onRestart, etc.) * Services, Content Providers, and Broadcast Receivers * Layout XML files, asset files, animation files, and other resources * And if you're experienced with C# it isn't that much of a stretch to get proficient with Java
Eclipse is ok to get started with but if you've used ReSharper in VS it's not a stretch to use IntelliJ for Android (same company, JetBrains.) I think a plan B would be a good idea. IANAL but I can't think of any way this doesn't end up tied up in court. Roger 2011/5/16 Wally McClure <[email protected]> > Thanks for the kind words. Personally, I can't tell you what you should > do right now. I did 2 talks last week on mobile strategies and ended them > by saying that there are a number of options out there for them to consider > and each must make an educated decision. I chose monotouch and mono for > android. Now Attachmate has made this a questionable decision. [image: > Sad smile] > > I think some of the options are: > > - Listen to what Attachmate says. Given that they have had two weeks > to prepare a statement, I question if they ever will. Can you trust what > they have to say at this point? Can you trust that they can produce a > product that will meet your needs? Th e statement "All technology roadmaps > remain intact" rings very hollow. > > http://morewally.com/cs/blogs/wallym/archive/2011/05/16/all-technology-roadmaps-remain-except-for-the-ones-that-we-won-t-tell-you-about.aspx > - Stay the course with Monotouch and listen to what Miguel is doing. > Monotouch is kinda mature at this point, so its got some legs. Can I get > to that point based on the current version of monotouch? What happens with > iOS5? > - Mono for Android. Unfortunately, Mono for Android still has enough > issues that I can't recommend it as it exists. Sorry, thats just the > situation the product is in today. The debugging doesn't work, its too > slow > on startup of apps, its just not all there at this point in time. I'm not > going to use it. > - Just go to the vendor dire cted products, meaning ObjectiveC. I > realize that there are a number of issues, but this will keep me from ever > getting mucked up. Yes the learning curve is not small. I won't have to > worry about Apple with their self fud, someone from SUSE shooting their > mouth off about getting rid of Mono (yeah, that happened as well), or this. > Should I just go ahead and bite the bullet? Don't underestimate that > learning curve. > > > What is everyone looking to do? > > Wally > > ------------------------------ > From: [email protected] > > To: [email protected] > Date: Mon, 16 May 2011 14:00:52 -0700 > > Subject: Re: [mono-android] Can not purchase Monotouch Android on Novel > Store > > Hi All... > > I'm a observer on the Android development as I haven't had any time to use > if for development yet...However, I have several apps in the app > store written in MonoTouch and I have 4 more due this month... > > We are from Oklahoma, where a deal is a deal...If you want out of the deal > then let us know why, when and (at the very least) what we should expect > since we invested time and money in you...If I did this to a customer, I'd > have a pissed off 6' 5" cowboy at my door the next morning... > > My major concern is having to move to exclusive XCode development to > continue our products. We can do this, but I'd rather not have to explain to > my wife (owner of the company too) we need to re invest 6 months in > retraining our help not to mention loosing the momentum we have with our > other apps... > > Wally, dude....Love the books...I've bought 2...Lead us Obi Wan against the > evil empire (evil_empire = Attachmate)... > P.S Did I mention my wife is German? > > Steve > > *From:* Wally McClure > *Sent:* Monday, May 16, 2011 1:37 PM > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* Re: [mono-android] SPAM-LOW: Re: Can not purchase Monotouch > Android on Novel Store > > You and me both. I just watched at least $100k of work go down the drain > with this. I am upset to say the least. > > Wally > > ------------------------------ > Date: Mon, 16 May 2011 17:35:27 -0300 > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [mono-android] SPAM-LOW: Re: Can not purchase Monotouch > Android on Novel Store > > I have an application deployed on 2 enterprises and with new contracts to > come to honor util July… And porting to Android is in the middle of the > process with a contract in standby too. > > Will just be good to know from Attachmate and Xamarin what happens with > actual licences to see if we can change our jobs, scape from country to > avoid local law, move do Alaska and work with fishing, call international > lawyers or if we just continue working… > > (Maybe I can sell hotdogs and soda at the beach) > > Karl > > From : Nick Maddern <[email protected]> > Reply-To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> > Date: Tue, 17 May 2011 06:20:57 +1000 > To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> > Subject: SPAM-LOW: Re: [mono-android] Can not purchase Monotouch Android > on Novel Store > > I am interested in knowing what the future for MonoTouch is…. I am > currently writing an application, and getting close to the point where I > want to deploy to an iDevice. > Questions going through my head are: > - Do I bite the bullet and purchase a MT license now so I can deploy before > they pull it from the store, but left with $$$ worth of unsupported software > (will it still be unsupported?)? > - Or should I wait (and delay!) x number of months to buy the shiny new > product? And how long will x be? > > There are a lot of unknowns in what is going on in MT land… with all the > turmoil going on (e.g. Apples TOS banning and then allowing MT, Attachmate) > it makes me nervous to keep investing time and effort in MT and related > technologies (don’t get me wrong… I love the thing) > > I would just like a clear roadmap with expected timelines from > Attachmate/Xamarin to help me make my decisions. > > Thanks, Nick > > From: Marcio Alexandroni <[email protected]> > Reply-To: Discussions related to Mono for Android < > [email protected]> > Date: Mon, 16 May 2011 17:00:05 -0300 > To: Discussions related to Mono for Android <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [mono-android] Can not purchase Monotouch Android on Novel > Store > > It looks like Miguel and his guys are in a new company to create a new > toolset for iOS and Android, i.e., it seems they are not working anymore on > MonoTouch and Mono-Android. > > So the question remains, what will be the future of the current tools, by > Attachmante? > > I guess we will have to wait to see what happens, or wait for the new > Miguel's tools and buy them again. > > Marcio Alexandroni > ( (+55 11) 9989-8316 > cialogica > -- > > > > ------------------------------ > *From: *Nikolai Sander <[email protected] <http://eodsoft.com>> > *Reply-To: *Discussions related to Mono for Android < > [email protected] <http://lists.ximian.com>> > *Date: *Mon, 16 May 2011 12:55:13 -0700 > *To: *Discussions related to Mono for Android > <[email protected]<http://lists.ximian.com> > > > *Subject: *Re: [mono-android] Can not purchase Monotouch Android on Novel > Store > > Yes! > > http://tirania.org/blog/ > > Nikolai > > On May 16, 2011, at 12:53 PM, Brian Nelson wrote: > > It's Monday... > > Any news? > > Thanks, > Brian Nelson > Software Architect > Mobile Epiphany > > > On Wed, May 11, 2011 at 5:14 AM, Nic Wise > <[email protected]<http://fastchicken.co.nz>> > wrote: > > possibly, you wait until monday when Miguel announces something. he's at > Google IO, so I suspect he's busy (or hung over.... hang on, thats SXSW ) > > > *plitwin <https://twitter.com/#!/plitwin> *Paul Litwin > @migueldeicaza <http://twitter.com/migueldeicaza> When can we expect to > hear from you on the Attachmate debacle and how it affects Mono, MonoTouch, > and MonoDroid? > 10 May <https://twitter.com/#!/plitwin/status/67734122096885760> Favorite > <https://twitter.com/#> Retweet <https://twitter.com/#> Reply < > https://twitter.com/#> > > *migueldeicaza <https://twitter.com/#!/migueldeicaza> *Miguel de Icaza > @ > @plitwin <http://twitter.com/plitwin> Monday I will have a full statement > 10 May <https://twitter.com/#!/migueldeicaza/status/67735755828641792> < > https://twitter.com/#> <https://twitter.com/#> > <https://twitter.com/#<https://twitter..com/#>> > > > *plitwin <https://twitter.com/#!/plitwin> *Paul Litwin > @ > @migueldeicaza <http://twitter.com/migueldeicaza> Today is Monday! :) I > presume you mean next Monday? > 10 May <https://twitter.com/#!/plitwin/status/6773 > 5895264075776<https://twitter.com/#%21/plitwin/status/67735895264075776>> > <https://twitter.com/#> <https://twitter.com/#> <https://twitter.com/#> > in reply to ↑ > <https://twitter.com/#!/migueldeicaza> > *@migueldeicaza <https://twitter.com/#!/migueldeicaza> *Miguel de Icaza > @plitwin <http://twitter.com/plitwin <http://twitte+r.com/plitwin>> yes > > > > On Wed, May 11, 2011 at 11:49, Eric Beser > <[email protected]<http://e-isg.com>> > wrote: > > I have been trying to purchase the Monotouch android, and I get as far as > payment, and the error is “this option is not available for your area” and > paypal is not working either. > > > Has the store been effectively closed? 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