[DUG] [computing] Re: Android
David Moorhouse
delphi at moorhouse.net.nz
Fri May 3 07:38:40 NZST 2013
And there's no such thing as a free lunch :(
http://www.appcelerator.com/plans-pricing/
D
On 02/05/13 22:40, Paul A Norman wrote:
> Here is my two bobs worth...
>
> "Titanium Mobile Development Environment...
> ( these figures speak for themselves...)
>
> "Powered by the World's Largest Open Source Mobile Community 454,534
> mobile developers in 185 countries
>
> "We handle device and OS compatibility. You build rich native apps.
>
> 131,569,535 devices running Appcelerator- powered applications
>
> "Open source JavaScript-based SDK with over 5,000 APIs for iOS,
> Android, Windows, Blackberry and HTML5"
> http://www.appcelerator.com/platform/titanium-platform/
>
> Or you can work in php, python, or ruby -- or all four (including
> JavaScript)
>
> http://developer.appcelerator.com/blog/2013/04/adding-php-ruby-or-python-support-to-titanium-studio.html
>
>
> Desktop Open Source cousin Project (can share a lot of code with above)...
>
> http://www.tidesdk.org/
>
> Create multi-platform desktop appswith HTML5, CSS3 and JavaScript (
> and or PHP, Python, Ruby)
>
> Worth a look eh?
>
> Paul
>
>
>
> On 2 May 2013 16:48, Leigh Wanstead <leigh.wanstead at gmail.com
> <mailto:leigh.wanstead at gmail.com>> wrote:
>
> I agree with what Peter said.
>
>
> On 2 May 2013 16:40, Peter Ingham <ping_delphilist at 3days.co.nz
> <mailto:ping_delphilist at 3days.co.nz>> wrote:
>
> I agree with Joylon's comments in other forums.
>
> Some guesses based on previous EMB history: it will be 12
> months until we see an Android version (XE5). Which will
> prove to be very raw. When a usable version comes out in XE6,
> XE5 Android support will then be claimed to be a "technology
> preview". You can also expect that some excuse will be found
> for you to need to pay extra all the way along the treadmill.
>
> Like Joylon, I fell for the marketing material that came out
> with XE2, expecting that for the upgrade price I would
> receive (within 6 months or so) a product that would provide
> support for Win32/Win64/IOS/Android. "Bait and Switch" by any
> other name.
>
> I've been a supporter of Delphi for a long time, and have
> bought many upgrades over the years. All the recent upgrades
> I've purchased have _never_ used for other than minor
> experimental code, whilst their newer licensing mechanisms
> remain a pain in the rear.
>
> I certainly won't be holding my breath and watching 1000's of
> other developers grabbing market share whilst waiting, and
> waiting for EMB to actually ship the product they promised as XE2.
>
>
> Regards
>
> On 2/05/2013 3:56 p.m., Jeremy Coulter wrote:
>> I have Basic for Android which is super cool, and good
>> support plus other nice things.....but the idea of using the
>> same (or at least close to) code for iOS and android IS
>> appealing.
>>
>>
>> On Thu, May 2, 2013 at 3:52 PM, Leigh Wanstead
>> <leigh.wanstead at gmail.com <mailto:leigh.wanstead at gmail.com>>
>> wrote:
>>
>> Why not program in Java which is free offered by Google?
>> It is fun to program in a different language other than
>> Delphi.
>> If you want the speed, you can program in C#. I am
>> writing code in C for android which is free too using
>> ndk-build. :-)
>>
>> Just my 2 cents
>>
>> Regards
>> Leigh
>>
>>
>> On 2 May 2013 15:47, Jeremy North <jeremy.north at gmail.com
>> <mailto:jeremy.north at gmail.com>> wrote:
>>
>> I suspect no one will tell you publicly. Perhaps
>> contact one of the members of devrel directly.
>>
>> It would be nice to see a road map.
>>
>>
>> On Thu, May 2, 2013 at 1:34 PM, Jeremy Coulter
>> <jscoulter at gmail.com <mailto:jscoulter at gmail.com>> wrote:
>>
>> Hi All.
>> I have had a look around and I am looking for
>> SOME sort of idea when EMB. are looking at
>> releasing the Android stuff? I am trying to
>> decide whether or not to buy the Software
>> assurance for the Support & Maintenance - Mobile
>> Add-On Pack for Delphi XE4 Professional which I
>> am about to buy.
>> Anyone offer any time frames - roughly. if its
>> not in the next 12 mths I wont bother.
>>
>> Thanks, Jeremy
>>
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