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(Disclosure: I work at Palm) The SDK that was released is the same SDK that almost all of Palm's apps are built on. If, as the article says, it's a solid 1.0 r
by jmtulloss 17y ago
(Disclosure: I work at Palm)
The SDK that was released is the same SDK that almost all of Palm's apps are built on. If, as the article says, it's a solid 1.0 release with a "nice OS and user interface", then it must be possible to build great software with the SDK.
- wmf 17y agoDoes Palm ship any games?
- potatolicious 17y agoI don't like the tone here - the article brings up some very legitimate shortcomings in the webOS SDK, shortcomings that will make it difficult for Palm to compete with Apple (and let's face it, that's precisely the showdown we're going to see). Instead of brushing it off with "well we find it fine to work with" why don't you address the issues directly?
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- jmtulloss 17y agoI didn't intend to brush it off, but the assumption in the article seems to be that the SDK is this playpen that Palm has belted developers into. Of course developers don't have full access to every internal API yet, but this is a real SDK that real, solid apps have been developed on. High performance apps are clearly not the focus of this SDK, and suggesting the SDK is inadequate because of this ignores the areas where the SDK shines. Perhaps I'll post something later about my favorite parts.
- potatolicious 17y agoI look forward to it (no sarcasm intended at all), and looking forward to giving the SDK a whirl myself. If only there was a way to buy a device without the requisite contract... I sincerely hope Palm comes up with a SDK that gives much lower level access to the machine - and something more performant than JS. A lot of the iPhone's prowess comes from the fact that it can run some seriously beefy apps very quickly. Obj-C is no slouch when it comes to speed.
- jsz0 17y agoDo you expect we'll see more signifiant OS updates now that the SDK is nearing completion?