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by rbanffy 5491 days ago
> most of them complaining have used HTML/JS

Using HTML/JS in Internet Explorer is very different from developing on a platform where HTML/JS application development is fully supported. I have been playing for some time with WebOS development and I am quite happy with it.

Anyway, I seriously doubt .NET will be deprecated anytime soon.
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kenjackson 5490 days ago
Using HTML/JS in Internet Explorer is very different from developing on a platform where HTML/JS application development is fully supported. I have been playing for some time with WebOS development and I am quite happy with it.

This is probably true. But the tooling still leaves a bit to be desired.

I was really excited about WebOS when it first came out, but they just took too long to get the SDK out. I eventually just moved on and haven't gone back. Although I do think the new stuff they're doing looks quite nice.

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rbanffy 5490 days ago
Are you confusing an SDK with an IDE? IIRC, the Palm launched an SDK early on, with a full device emulator. I don't see why an IDE is a basic requirement. I've been on and off IDEs for the past 2000 and, quite frankly, I am perfectly happy with Emacs.
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kenjackson 5490 days ago
No, I was given a Palm Pre (post-release), but didn't have access to the SDK. Here's an article:

http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9134650/Palm_expects_...

If you were approved you got access, but most didn't. I think jwz ranted about this too. There were all these devs who wanted to write for it, but weren't given access. Eventually I gave the phone back.

General rule, your SDK needs to be done a month before product launch -- unless you're Apple.

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rbanffy 5490 days ago
Odd. I remember getting the SDK very early. Maybe the fact I was a PalmOS developer since ever did play in my favor.
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