Recently a paper was released on “Cross Platform Tools”, which are tools to allow a developer to write once and publish on multiple platforms such as Apple iOS, Android, etc. This document was a breath of fresh air as it goes against all the propaganda, which I have always disagreed with, coming out of Apple, [...]
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Apple, Google, Microsoft won the battle over CPT, but will they win the war?
March 8th, 2012 · No Comments
Tags: Adobe · Apple · Development · flash · flex · google · Microsoft · Standards
Mobile developers, set to repeat mistakes
October 3rd, 2011 · No Comments
As a 42 year old developer who started using a VC20 computer when I was 9 years old, I have seen how the world has evolved over the years. It amazes me how we are set to repeat the errors of old. Even with the internet recording the history of programming patterns, the new generation [...]
Tags: Adobe · Apple · Development · flash · flex · google · Microsoft · Silverlight · Standards
Ice Cream Sandwich, a reboot for Android
September 6th, 2011 · No Comments
Mobile development has always been a pet hobby of mine. I have been studying it for quite some time. Not knowing which way to jump. Yesterday, however, I discovered a huge issue with Android. A fundamental fault in Android that, as a developer, lets all the hot air out of it as a mobile platform. [...]
Tags: Apple · Development · google
HTML5, the unforeseen pitfalls
September 6th, 2010 · No Comments
Recently I saw a blog post shouting out how HTML5 is going to be our savior and that the ability to simply “VIEW SOURCE”, like on any HTML website, will bring never before seen leaps in innovation because you cannot hide the code. This idea is of course completely one sided and very misguided, but really, this “Feature” if [...]
Tags: Adobe · Apple · Development · flash · flex · google · Silverlight · Standards
Apple’s attack on Adobe Flash, it’s all about online video.
May 5th, 2010 · 180 Comments
The FUD Apple has been able to generate about flash is amazing. As a developer myself that uses Flash in front end interfaces, this battle of words has made me sick to the stomach. Not because either side is wrong, but because Apple is printing lies and falsehood about flash. And, I tend to dislike [...]
Tags: Adobe · Apple · Development · DRM · flash · flex · google · IPTV · Microsoft · P2P · Silverlight