I could build their example twitter client in Cocoa in roughly the same time and with roughly the same LoC metrics. I'm not saying that because I have a big penis, I'm just wondering what the true value of these cross platform tools are...
Well... you just said it. Cross. Platform. Sure, you could write it in Cocoa. But then you'd have to write it again on GTK+. And again on whatever the Windows kit is called (I don't know).
If you're lucky enough to be familiar coding for all three platforms, that's great for you. The last question remains: Do you want to be maintaining three separate codebases for the same product?
If you're lucky enough to be familiar coding for all three platforms, that's great for you. The last question remains: Do you want to be maintaining three separate codebases for the same product?
The question isn't what you want, but what your market wants, and whether you can afford to deliver it.
Well... you just said it. Cross. Platform. Sure, you could write it in Cocoa. But then you'd have to write it again on GTK+. And again on whatever the Windows kit is called (I don't know).
If you're lucky enough to be familiar coding for all three platforms, that's great for you. The last question remains: Do you want to be maintaining three separate codebases for the same product?