[Tfug] Startup Tucson Hackathon

[Chris Hill]

And creating a mobile website without using any 'appiness' is quite a 
good option for a lot of things, too!
C

On 7/23/12 3:19 PM, Arthur Richards wrote:
> There are frameworks out there that make basic app development pretty 
> painless and that will compile your app for different OS's. At the 
> Wikimedia Foundation, we are using PhoneGap for the official Wikipedia 
> mobile app on iOS and Android.
>
> On Mon, Jul 23, 2012 at 11:12 AM, keith smith <klsmith2020 at yahoo.com 
> <mailto:klsmith2020 at yahoo.com>> wrote:
>
>
>     I don't find Java to be a very appealing language either.  However
>     at this point there does not seem to be many alternatives for
>     Andriod programming. Unless you want to spend $2k plus on object
>     Pascal - Delphi.  I hear Delphi will be selling a compiler that
>     will compile for Windows, MAC, and  Andriod.
>
>     If I wanted to develop for a smart device, I would not let Java
>     hold me back.  This very well might be the future.
>
>     ------------------------
>     Keith Smith
>
>     --- On *Mon, 7/23/12, bpoag at comcast.net <mailto:bpoag at comcast.net>
>     /<bpoag at comcast.net <mailto:bpoag at comcast.net>>/* wrote:
>
>
>         From: bpoag at comcast.net <mailto:bpoag at comcast.net>
>         <bpoag at comcast.net <mailto:bpoag at comcast.net>>
>         Subject: Re: [Tfug] Startup Tucson Hackathon
>
>         To: "Tucson Free Unix Group" <tfug at tfug.org
>         <mailto:tfug at tfug.org>>
>         Date: Monday, July 23, 2012, 10:27 AM
>
>
>
>         I would recommend against Android development. The goal
>         hacking is... that, eventually, you want it to work. :)
>
>         Having tried my hand at Java development in the past, I can
>         attest to "Write Once, Run Anywhere" is a true statement. I
>         wanted to run away from Java as fast as possible when I was
>         finished.
>
>         Cheers,
>         Bowie
>
>
>
>
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>         *From: *"Chris Hill" <chris at enemyhideout.com
>         <mailto:chris at enemyhideout.com>>
>         *To: *"Tucson Free Unix Group" <tfug at tfug.org
>         <mailto:tfug at tfug.org>>
>         *Sent: *Monday, July 23, 2012 10:08:35 AM
>         *Subject: *[Tfug] Startup Tucson Hackathon
>
>         Hey all,
>
>         I'm currently organizing a hackathon:
>
>         http://startuptucson.com/hackathon
>
>         We're currently shooting for a theme of mobile. Port something to
>         Android. Make an html5 game. Get linux on the iPhone. Come and
>         hack with
>         the Tucson community!
>
>         Thanks,
>         Chris
>
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