Do you develop Apps?

[jdab]

Has anyone here got any experience with App development? I'm wanting to look into starting it and would like to hear some thoughts.

 

[AndroidOS]

I can develop Android apps, but I've never tried iOS apps, mainly because of the need to pay for a developer license thing. 😛

However, if you are interested in developing Android apps there are loads of resources on the internet, and I could always help you out a bit here and there as well.

 

[uwajim]

I've never done mobile app development, but I do emphasize on web app development.

 

[TMartin3000]

It's unlikely I'd start developing Android/iOS apps in the near future. Programming in Java is going to be part of my studies, though. So that probably means I'll be able to write programs that can be run on any device that has a Java VM, including most mobile phones.

Also, I'm considering to write homebrew stuff for my recently purchased Nintendo DSi, if that counts as mobile app development.

 

[Fait]

I done Android development, Developing for Android is free besides the $20 first upload fee Google Charges.
I'm looking into Nintendo 3DS development soon once A get an Laptop. I'm hoping it will be soon/with in A few months.

 

[jdab]

Ah cool. I'd like to develop an iOS App.

 

[E07.NET]

What is iOS App?

 

[jdab]

What is iOS App?

For Apple - so iPhones, iPod Touch, iPad etc.

 

[Fait]

iOS costs money for an licence.

 

[jdab]

iOS costs money for an licence.

I know 🙂

 

[Youngster]

I was interested in it, but never got around to publishing something in the market.

 

[Fait]

I'm still wondering how do people develop Games?

It would be hard getting it to respond to A certain task for example If I had A virutal pet game
How would you get it hungry,thirsty after it goes on A few walks,make it sleep etc..

I am thinking of A game (Nintendogs+Cats) As I want to develope A similar game for Android & maybe IOS wouldn't know where to start.

I'm going to attempt when I get A new PC

 

[PhairChild]

I know a few people who do app dev. I have heard tho you must pay to do iOS, I heard they are easier to do and I also heard they have better memory management then droid. But, I was also told Droid is better to start on... a plus to starting on droid is its free, you can see if you are really into it before forking up some cash

 

[Fait]

I agree, Android is the place to start before going into IOS or Nintendo first.
Nintendo also charge for there IDE and Developer Kits.

 

[fa5_r]

Im actually making an Android App for our senior project. You must know Java and XML pretty much. The problem you are gonna experience is Google keep updating API levels so some code will become obsolete and wont work with older API like 2.3 Gingerbread. You will have to figure out new ways to program it and backward compatible. It could be a pain in the butt.

 

[AndroidOS]

It could be a pain in the butt.

It is. 😉 But you become used to and eventually learn the 'tricks of the trade', and is actually very easy to do once you've done it once or twice.

 

[Fait]

that is true.

A good developer would want to constantly update the apps anyway.