Re: Android Development for the IBM i

[Joe Pluta <joepluta@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On 1/2/2012 10:59 AM, Joe Pluta wrote:
> Actually, I'm pretty solidly opposed to writing native applications for
> iOS.  If an application requires cross-platform support, I'll stick with
> a browser-based technique (like the PhoneGap technology Henrik spoke
> of).  But if I need to take advantage of the native hardware, I'll write
> it for Android.  I personally don't want to waste any time on jumping
> through Apple's hoops.  That's MY New Year's Resolution :).
>
> Joe

And please note, PhoneGap (and some other HTML to native tools) allow 
some level of native access, which is the whole point behind native 
applications.  So there's a real argument to be made for eschewing the 
whole native issue entirely and going straight to a generator.  I'm just 
not at that point yet.

Joe