Re: Palm / Pocket PC development?

From: Shane Stump (ShaneStumpNoSpam_at_StumpWare.com)
Date: 08/26/04 

Date: Thu, 26 Aug 2004 05:04:47 -0500

Thanks. I will have a look at WinSoft when I get a chance.

Do you have any experience with MetroWerks C++ for Palm?

Regards,

Shane

"Jim Cooper" <jim.cooper@virgin.net> wrote in message
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>
> > Can anyone recommend a solution that works with BOTH?
>
> The two OSes are quite different in many ways. This puts significant
> limitations on any tool that works with both - they tend to end up as
> lowest common denominator efforts (an immediately obvious example is
> that both OSes have UI controls that the other doesn't). In at least one
> case (NS-BASIC), there are Palm and PPC versions that are not
> compatible, and there are good reasons for them doing that.
>
> Another big problem is that syncing/data trasfer works quite differently
> on both platforms. You may be able to share sync logic, but that's about
> it - the methods for getting data on and off devices during a sync are
> wildly different.
>
> Make sure any tool you choose is actually capable of doing what you need
> on both platforms - this is not always that obvious.
>
> FWIW, I wouldn't go this route for anything but the very simplest of
> applications. I would pick a good tool on each platform and have two
> code bases. For most PDA applications there is actually very little code
> to share, as they tend not to have much business logic. To make an
> application look like it was designed for each platform, I think this is
> the best way.
>
> My choices for tools are PocketStudio for PalmOS work
> (http://www.winsoft.sk), and Visual Studio .NET and the CF for PPC work.
> The PalmOS is easy to learn - **much** more so than any of the variety
> of Windows APIs (and PS has wizards that will build complete apps in
> minutes), and you will be able to get going with the CF in no time.
>
> Cheers,
> Jim Cooper
>
> _______________________________________________
>
> Jim Cooper jim@falafelsoft.com
> Falafel Software http://www.falafelsoft.co.uk
> _______________________________________________

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