Re: A simpler dev environment for hobbyists.

2016-09-19 Thread István Rostás
Hi Barry, you are absolutely right, but think of that in the computer world if there is a problem then there is a lot of solution. instead of java, try the b4a language what has a simple syntax and good support for android and ioio. visit www.b4x.com. it worth! Steeven -- You received this

Re: A simpler dev environment for hobbyists.

2016-09-18 Thread Ilan Tal
Hi Barry, I have a lot of Java experience, but I find the Android difficult. The IOIO is the easy part. Arduino is basically stand alone, so simpler to program. IOIO is specifically for the telephone, and if you need the telephone (which I do), then IOIO is a great choice. It does all the i/o

A simpler dev environment for hobbyists.

2016-09-18 Thread Barry Hendy
Hi. I bought an IOIO and tried to learn how to program it - but failed. I have no Java experience (but was happy to learn) but found setting up the whole Java/Android JDK environment very complex. I got the first demo app going, but managed to mess the system up trying to load a new library