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Off to buy a Touchpad today. As a long-term webOS user (2 years on a Pre), I love the platform and I am always supprised that more of my technically-minded fri

by j_col 15y ago

Off to buy a Touchpad today. As a long-term webOS user (2 years on a Pre), I love the platform and I am always supprised that more of my technically-minded friends choose Android over webOS, given that webOS has such a better multi-tasking experience and they are both based on Linux. Did I mention that the hacker community on webOS is thriving, via excellent projects like Preware (http://preware.org/ http://preware.org/)?

bergie 15y ago
My TouchPad should be arriving later this month. I'm especially interested in the fact that it ships with Node.js
- rlovelett 15y ago
  Don't be. Trust me, they have crippled node on the device. You cannot run any compiled binaries and there is no native SSL support. I have the same handle here as I do in their support forums you can see some of my discussions. Also, just getting started on how to write a "JavaScript service", which is what they call using node, is a exercise in guess work; there is no documentation.
  - bergie 15y ago
    SSL or binaries is not necessary for my use case. I just want to get https://github.com/bergie/noflo https://github.com/bergie/noflo to run.
  - klaruz 15y ago
    A half complete SDK with minimal docs? So it's just like before HP bought Palm then. I think I spent half the year I had a pre1 waiting for an decent SDK, and the other half putting it back together and getting replacements. Then I gave up and got an android phone.
untog 15y ago
I'm waiting for the Pre 3 to come out then evaluating- I have a Nexus One right now and I'm getting a little tired of Android's glitchiness. I'm seriously considering WebOS or Windows Phone next, for something a little "different" (more chance I could make an app that doesn't already exist, too) ...that said, I'm still concerned about WebOS's long term development. I just don't trust that HP can continue to innovate.
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lucian1900 15y ago
WebOS is still closed-source. If it weren't I'd jump at it right now.

by j_col 15y ago

bergie 15y ago

My TouchPad should be arriving later this month. I'm especially interested in the fact that it ships with Node.js

rlovelett 15y ago
Don't be. Trust me, they have crippled node on the device. You cannot run any compiled binaries and there is no native SSL support. I have the same handle here as I do in their support forums you can see some of my discussions. Also, just getting started on how to write a "JavaScript service", which is what they call using node, is a exercise in guess work; there is no documentation.
- bergie 15y ago
  SSL or binaries is not necessary for my use case. I just want to get https://github.com/bergie/noflo https://github.com/bergie/noflo to run.
- klaruz 15y ago
  A half complete SDK with minimal docs? So it's just like before HP bought Palm then. I think I spent half the year I had a pre1 waiting for an decent SDK, and the other half putting it back together and getting replacements. Then I gave up and got an android phone.

untog 15y ago

I'm waiting for the Pre 3 to come out then evaluating- I have a Nexus One right now and I'm getting a little tired of Android's glitchiness. I'm seriously considering WebOS or Windows Phone next, for something a little "different" (more chance I could make an app that doesn't already exist, too) ...that said, I'm still concerned about WebOS's long term development. I just don't trust that HP can continue to innovate.

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lucian1900 15y ago

WebOS is still closed-source. If it weren't I'd jump at it right now.