Contents tagged with apple

  • Apple are b@st&#ds and Adobe are $k€w%d

    The iPhone and iPad were criticized for not allowing you to show Flash content. Adobe hit back by developing an export to iPhone feature that promised to turn Flash apps into iPhone apps. This was due to be released soon in Flash Creative Suite 5. I was really looking forward to it. As a developer I’ve found the learning curve for iPhone development very steep; the provided tools are lacking and not as good as many other development tools. Programming for the iPhone feels a bit like stepping back ten years in time. It's a much more pleasant experience using Microsoft's developer tools. I … more

  • Developing for the iPhone - what you need to know

    They say the future is mobile. (Ed. Two years on since originally writing this post, it almost seems like the future is here. We might have all missed the App Store gold rush, but app development for mobile is still exciting and now there's Android, Windows Phone 7 and iPads to think about.)

    So, I'm quite excited to learn about developing for this new platform and see what I can create. Will I be able to use my existing web development and programming skills, or will I need to learn a new set of skills. This is what I've learnt so far about what I'll need to know.

    There are two options … more