I am a longtime user of Chromebooks in education and most 'cheap' Chromebooks' come with only 4 GB RAM. The Chrome browser itself uses a lot of RAM already and my experience with Android apps on Chromebooks is that they are slow (lack of available RAM) or sometimes not fully functional/compatible.
greetings, William Op ma 22 jun. 2020 om 20:53 schreef Richard Gaskin via use-livecode < use-livecode@lists.runrev.com>: > William Prothero wrote: > > > Probably HTML5 would be better, ultimately. But, I look at the HTML5 > > postings, limitations, and quirks and it would most likely require me > > to become an expert in javascript and various server technologies that > > put me over the interest level that would be required. > > If your app doesn't depend on server tech beyond downloading, a web app > wouldn't either. > > That said, I hear you on this: > > > I’m fine with programming in livecode, but I don’t think the payoff > > for me to get into HTML5 is worth what I would get out of it. My > > programming is a combination of personal apps that I can use (like > > managing my 6 water meters and fruit tree drip system) and updating a > > plate tectonics app that students at UCSB use. My two sons are both > > 5’th grade teachers, one of whom uses chromebooks in his school, so > > collaborating with him on a nice app for his students is attractive, > > but only so far. > > Writing in HTML/CSS/JavaScript is a world apart from LiveCode. When the > business opportunity merits it, it can be rewarding (oh the joys of > never needing to genuflect at an OS vendor's app store, or give up a > third of your revenue for the privilege of their control). > > And because the nature of the browser is so radically different from > native app development, I agree that attempting to port LC stacks to the > web via the Emscripten option is pretty much a non-starter for most > things people have ever made in LC. > > I haven't yet deployed to a Chromebook so I have nothing to offer there > with regard to LC compatibility. But with the core of Android well > represented in ChromeOS, I would hope it's no more difficult than > deploying to a tablet. Please keep us posted with what you learn. > > -- > Richard Gaskin > Fourth World Systems > Software Design and Development for the Desktop, Mobile, and the Web > ____________________________________________________________________ > ambassa...@fourthworld.com http://www.FourthWorld.com > > > _______________________________________________ > use-livecode mailing list > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com > Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your > subscription preferences: > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode > _______________________________________________ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode