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Interestingly the developers of this platform have chosen to adopt the "write once, run everywhere" mantra. It appears they've also chosen to provide a unified

by iLoch 11y ago

Interestingly the developers of this platform have chosen to adopt the "write once, run everywhere" mantra. It appears they've also chosen to provide a unified visual framework, which means no native feel. Can someone from the LambdaNative team tell me why it would be advantageous to take this route instead of using something like Cordova/React Native/Titanium/Xamarin? Are there any apps in the app store that are currently built using this technology?

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deepaksurti 11y ago
>> Are there any apps in the app store that are currently built using this technology? uSquish, the simple example game included in the LambdaNative repository, is available as a free download on the Apple[1] and Google stores[2]. [1] https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/usquish/id647308142 https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/usquish/id647308142 [2] https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=ca.bccw.usquish https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=ca.bccw.usquis... PS: I am not from the LambdaNative team.
i_feel_great 11y ago
The original (and still primary?) target market is clinical applications on mobile devices, where I assume it is highly desirable to have everything look exactly the same across different devices. This aids in accuracy when describing patient data remotely.
- dtd83 11y ago
  Yes, this is quite true. When developing mobile apps for global health projects they are typically in Android. We are working with research teams on the other side of the planet and it is handy to send them a Windows version of an app which they can easily run without needing to install each time on a tablet or phone.
tluyben2 11y ago
Because this targets more platforms than the ones you named with (as far as I can make out from experience with those platforms) less code.
kitd 11y ago
For Pythonistas, Kivy would be another WORA option, though not quite as many supported platforms (yet). https://kivy.org/#home https://kivy.org/#home
dtd83 11y ago
I am part of the LambdaNative team. >> Are there any apps in the app store that are currently built using this technology? Yes, as mentioned there is the uSquish game, but our more useful app is RRate, for measuring repiratory rate. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=ca.bccw.rrate https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=ca.bccw.rrate https://itunes.apple.com/ca/app/rrate/id581390517?mt=8 https://itunes.apple.com/ca/app/rrate/id581390517?mt=8

by iLoch 11y ago

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deepaksurti 11y ago

>> Are there any apps in the app store that are currently built using this technology? uSquish, the simple example game included in the LambdaNative repository, is available as a free download on the Apple[1] and Google stores[2]. [1] https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/usquish/id647308142 https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/usquish/id647308142 [2] https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=ca.bccw.usquish https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=ca.bccw.usquis... PS: I am not from the LambdaNative team.

i_feel_great 11y ago

The original (and still primary?) target market is clinical applications on mobile devices, where I assume it is highly desirable to have everything look exactly the same across different devices. This aids in accuracy when describing patient data remotely.

dtd83 11y ago
Yes, this is quite true. When developing mobile apps for global health projects they are typically in Android. We are working with research teams on the other side of the planet and it is handy to send them a Windows version of an app which they can easily run without needing to install each time on a tablet or phone.

tluyben2 11y ago

Because this targets more platforms than the ones you named with (as far as I can make out from experience with those platforms) less code.

kitd 11y ago

For Pythonistas, Kivy would be another WORA option, though not quite as many supported platforms (yet). https://kivy.org/#home https://kivy.org/#home

dtd83 11y ago

I am part of the LambdaNative team. >> Are there any apps in the app store that are currently built using this technology? Yes, as mentioned there is the uSquish game, but our more useful app is RRate, for measuring repiratory rate. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=ca.bccw.rrate https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=ca.bccw.rrate https://itunes.apple.com/ca/app/rrate/id581390517?mt=8 https://itunes.apple.com/ca/app/rrate/id581390517?mt=8