Appcelerator Install on Mac OsX Lion

Posted on August 25, 2011 by Cybersmyth

I have previously installed appcelerator on a Win 7 machine but never did much with it. The unique proposal of appcelerator is that it can produce code that can run on multi-platforms and multiple devices from essentially the same code whilst staying native. In other words I can run on windows 7, apple mac OsX lion, iOS, android, windows mobile and behave similarly whilst adopting the functionality that is familiar to the product in use, and is not just a browser app. Appcelerator makes a claim it can be a development environment that can do such.

Initially I wanted to use it for iPad apps and maybe android. So I loaded it to find that to develop iOS apps you cannot bypass the apple system. You still really need to register in the apple developers program and install all the iOS x-code development system. I picked a bad time just as OsX lion and ios5 was due. Anyway I upgraded to the osx lion and also upgraded my iPad to ios5. Still only took 3 attempts and bricking it twice but now it’s upgraded. Many apps don’t work but they will have to catch up soon. iPhone 5 beckons.

So back to the task at hand, loading appcelerator in OsX lion. I am using a mini-mac and download and instal went well, on running the whole system made a large upgrade but still it all went through without my intervention. All is well so far.

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iPad and Flash

Posted on April 2, 2011 by Cybersmyth

Getting along well with iPad and downloading lots of apps that I have seen on the never ending supply of Top iPad Apps lists. Really good experience with the download and install process with backup and sync to iTunes on the Win 7 PC.

Now, how do get to develop my own iPad app. Given that I have an Android phone, Win 7 PC and an iOS iPad I am interested in a development process that would allow me to re-use the code to provide apps for all these platforms with perhaps a central database accessible from the Cloud or just a MySQL sitting on a Web Host account of my own.

Possible candidates for the job that I have looked at were Microsoft Lightswitch/SilverLight, Adobe Flash/Air, Appcelerater and PhoneGap. So I sat down in a comfy chair with my iPad on my lap to watch some of the training videos to see which one would be most suitable.

First mistake. iPad doesn’t run Flash or SilverLight so I could view none of the videos on my iPad. Great start. So back to the desktop for now. Just how long before Apple change their mind and allow for Flash, if ever, is  any ones guess. With Android still well behind the game this could be a while so I won’t hold my breath.

However easy it would be to just stick with Apple for Desktop, tablet and phone, I cannot see this happening as there are too many other reasons to diversify. I suspect this is the same for most people and so Apple will be forced also to diversify.

 

 

 

 

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