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Re:The Wiki Game for iOS by clemesha on Tuesday November 22, 2011 @11:43PM (#3268785)
I built this as a companion to my web app http://TheWikiGame.com. Started it as an HTML5 app (using jQuery Mobile and Phonegap), but I abandoned them in favor of Objective-C, which turned out to be a choice I'm very happy with. Native scrolling was the single biggest thing that convinced me to go with Objective-C.
Re:The Wiki Game for iOS by dlokshin on Tuesday November 22, 2011 @11:51PM (#3268807)
Out of curiosity, which frameworks did you try before going the native route?

Scrolling the only thing keeping you from a Sencha / Phonegap like approach?

Re:The Wiki Game for iOS by clemesha on Tuesday November 22, 2011 @11:55PM (#3268819)
I got pretty darn far with jQuery Mobile before I realized that I was going to just build something I wasn't proud of. I did really put a good effort into it though.

Jittery, slow, and inconsistent scrolling and page transitions were (sadly enough) the thing that made me just go with Objective-C.

Re:The Wiki Game for iOS by clemesha on Tuesday November 22, 2011 @11:46PM (#3268797)
Here are some promo codes:

79FXHYAJ3LPJ 49KRAEH4WMMW W4WWR797KKHF R3WEELLMLAMF NNPYNA9K394W

Let me know if these don't work anymore.

Re:The Wiki Game for iOS by xelfer on Tuesday November 22, 2011 @11:59PM (#3268828)
I grabbed the last one in the last, thanks!
Re:The Wiki Game for iOS by wippler on Wednesday November 23, 2011 @12:03AM (#3268840)
thanks.. used the third one!
Re:The Wiki Game for iOS by tworats on Wednesday November 23, 2011 @01:52AM (#3269104)
I was rooting for HTML5 / jQuery mobile approach to work, but watching it develop (I know clemesha) it became clear that it wasn't going be a very good result.

The native app, by comparison, is clearly significantly superior. I wish it wasn't so, but it is.

For games at least, I'm convinced native is the way to go.

Alex, congrats, the game turned out beautifully.

Re:The Wiki Game for iOS by clemesha on Wednesday November 23, 2011 @02:27AM (#3269166)
Thanks. Totally agree with the "I wish it wasn't so" sentiment, as I know JavaScript way better than Objective-C. (That said, I ended up finding Xcode and Objective-C fairly pleasant after getting the hang of it).
Re:The Wiki Game for iOS by wlievens on Wednesday November 23, 2011 @05:57AM (#3269598)
This is awesome. I love it. Thanks for building this.