Re:Some iPhone apps should not be written in Cocoa
by GHFigs on Monday December 15, 2008 @05:38PM
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Apple's been saying that all along. http://developer.apple.com/webapps/ The old "web apps are the SDK" line wasn't greeted with open arms by many, but I think Apple's done much to promote iPhone-tailored web apps as a viable alternative to Cocoa Touch for the very simple reason that there are more web developers than there are Cocoa developers.
They've even tried to make it reasonably transparent to the user, as web applications can reside on the home screen, and when launched, can be set to not display the browser toolbar, making them appear practically indistinguishable.
If you look at the work that's gone into WebKit/Safari, like a tenfold increase in JavaScript performance, HTML5 dbs, and a whole host of CSS work like gradients, canvas backgrounds, masks, reflections, transitions, and implicit animations, it's a more attractive platform than ever.
They've even tried to make it reasonably transparent to the user, as web applications can reside on the home screen, and when launched, can be set to not display the browser toolbar, making them appear practically indistinguishable.
If you look at the work that's gone into WebKit/Safari, like a tenfold increase in JavaScript performance, HTML5 dbs, and a whole host of CSS work like gradients, canvas backgrounds, masks, reflections, transitions, and implicit animations, it's a more attractive platform than ever.