Re: Android Development for the IBM i

Joe

A small extract from Wikipedia!

A classical illustration of cognitive dissonance is expressed in the fable

The Fox and the Grapes by Aesop (ca. 620-564 BCE). In the story, a fox sees
some high-hanging grapes and wishes to eat them. When the fox is unable to
think of a way to reach them, he decides that the grapes are probably not
worth eating, with the justification the grapes probably are not ripe or
that they are sour (hence "sour grapes").

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cognitive_dissonance

I would rather miss out on a market segment than write code for Apple
devices.

Kind Regards :-)

Maurice


-----Original Message-----
From: web400-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:web400-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On
Behalf Of Joe Pluta
Sent: 02 January 2012 20:00
To: Web Enabling the AS400 / iSeries
Subject: Re: [WEB400] Android Development for the IBM i

Maurice, I do not think that phrase means what you think it means.

"The term /cognitive dissonance/ is used to describe the feeling of
discomfort that results from holding two conflicting beliefs."

I'm saying that if I need native hardware support in a mobile device,
I'll use Android as my hardware platform, much as I would choose Wintel
for a desktop or IBM i for a server. Others might choose differently,
but there's isn't a shred of cognitive dissonance. I find the
limitations of the Apple development environment to be so egregious that
I would rather miss out on a market segment than write code for Apple
devices.

No conflict at all. :)

Joe

Joe

Are you suffering from Cognitive Dissonance?

Maurice

-----Original Message-----
From: web400-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:web400-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On
Behalf Of Joe Pluta
Sent: 02 January 2012 17:00
To: Web Enabling the AS400 / iSeries
Subject: Re: [WEB400] Android Development for the IBM i

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