Re: Cross-platform?
Re: Cross-platform?
- Subject: Re: Cross-platform?
- From: Greg Herlihy <email@hidden>
- Date: Wed, 15 Feb 2006 22:49:02 -0800
- Thread-topic: Cross-platform?
There are three "first class" development environments that Apple supports
on Mac OS X: Cocoa, Carbon and Java. The latter is the one with the best
cross platform story. And contrary to popular belief, a Java application can
certainly look and feel like any Carbon or Cocoa application on the Mac.
Unfortunately, not all software applications written in Java make the modest
adjustments that are usually needed to provide a "Mac like" experience when
running on a Mac; and that fact has lead some to the wrong conclusion that
apps written in Java cannot behave like ordinary Macintosh applications.
Greg
On 2/15/06 4:04 PM, "Scott Squires" <email@hidden> wrote:
> Curious about how people are dealing with cross-platform issues.
> Cocoa on Mac to ? on Windows, ? on Linux.
>
> If it was a carbon app all/most code would be in C or C++ and UI could be
> dealt with in at least somewhat similar fashion between platforms. Seems to
> be one of the potential trade-offs of Cocoa vs Carbon that Apple doesn't
> address much.
>
> I know I can code in C or C++ within Cocoa as well but how are most real
> Cocoa developers dealing with this and the UI porting issues? Or are most
> Cocoa developed apps staying Mac only?
>
> Is the potential faster/easier coding in Cocoa(is it?) offset by added time
> and work to port to other platforms?
>
> Thanks.
>
>
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