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Except that Apple specifically prohibits interpreted code. You'd have to do a web-based Javascript version which could be interesting, but performance would be
by orangecat 17y ago
Except that Apple specifically prohibits interpreted code. You'd have to do a web-based Javascript version which could be interesting, but performance would be much worse than a native app.
- aaronblohowiak 17y agohypercard was never about performance
- mcav 17y agoJavascript performance could easily exceed the performance of HyperCard back in the day, in absolute speed.
- stcredzero 17y agoCould? Javascript is one of the better VMs. It's easily faster than hypercard from back in the day.
- jcromartie 17y agoThere are a few ways around this: First is to say "screw it" and interpret code anyway. Many apps do this. If the language was stripped down enough (say, like HyperCard) it might not be an issue at all. The second is to run the code somewhere else (on a server) and return the result to the UI on the iPad.
- rufo 17y agoYou mean like http://tilestack.com/ http://tilestack.com/?
- wallflower 17y agoCheckout what RhoMobile is doing - basically a scaled-down version of Ruby and web server serving up content in native app container. The drawbacks are that there is zero access to native UIKit controls (e.g. the flick, gravity feel) http://rhomobile.com http://rhomobile.com