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The first step you've linked there for PhoneGap Android is to install Eclipse. The first step for PhoneGap iOS is to install XCode (=> OS X). The first step f

The first step you've linked there for PhoneGap Android is to install Eclipse. The first step for PhoneGap iOS is to install XCode (=> OS X). The first step for PhoneGap Windows Mobile is to install Visual Studio Express (=> Windows). Regardless of whether you choose to point-and-click or use the command line, Trigger's web-based approach seems to have a huge advantage over all that installation/configuration. Heroku for cross-platform apps, as it were; of course you can assemble everything yourself, but it's a lot more work to get to the "it's easy now" stage which this blog gets to very quickly using Trigger. It does seem Trigger are sending out T-shirts (see below) - it doesn't count as paid in my book, but then maybe the T-shirts are _really_ nice :-)

papsosouid 14y ago
>The first step you've linked there for PhoneGap Android is to install Eclipse Uh huh? You've never used an IDE before? And that makes you think clicking next in an installer is hours of configuration? >Trigger's web-based approach seems to have a huge advantage over all that installation/configuration See, this is exactly what I mean. You are welcome to say "I prefer editing my code in a web browser", and I will certainly believe that (although I'll obviously assume you are insane). But trying to characterize the alternative of "using an editor" (which everyone already does for every other kind of development) as some arduous task is absurd. >but it's a lot more work to get to the "it's easy now" stage which this blog gets to very quickly using Trigger. No, it isn't. That's precisely the point. I just did it yesterday, that's why I know. It took 5 minutes to have a nicely documented example app up and running ready for me to edit it. I typed 0 commands. Deliberately misrepresenting software X is a bad way to sell people on software Y. It just makes you seem dishonest, and then your opinion isn't trusted.
- amirnathoo 14y ago
  Just wanted to point out that Trigger.io doesn't require you to code in a web browser as this comment implies. We don't provide any kind of IDE, web or otherwise. We do provide a cloud build service so you don't compile the apps locally. You interact with that via command-line tools or our UI toolkit.

papsosouid 14y ago

>The first step you've linked there for PhoneGap Android is to install Eclipse Uh huh? You've never used an IDE before? And that makes you think clicking next in an installer is hours of configuration? >Trigger's web-based approach seems to have a huge advantage over all that installation/configuration See, this is exactly what I mean. You are welcome to say "I prefer editing my code in a web browser", and I will certainly believe that (although I'll obviously assume you are insane). But trying to characterize the alternative of "using an editor" (which everyone already does for every other kind of development) as some arduous task is absurd. >but it's a lot more work to get to the "it's easy now" stage which this blog gets to very quickly using Trigger. No, it isn't. That's precisely the point. I just did it yesterday, that's why I know. It took 5 minutes to have a nicely documented example app up and running ready for me to edit it. I typed 0 commands. Deliberately misrepresenting software X is a bad way to sell people on software Y. It just makes you seem dishonest, and then your opinion isn't trusted.

amirnathoo 14y ago
Just wanted to point out that Trigger.io doesn't require you to code in a web browser as this comment implies. We don't provide any kind of IDE, web or otherwise. We do provide a cloud build service so you don't compile the apps locally. You interact with that via command-line tools or our UI toolkit.