Re: Android Development for the IBM i

[Glenn Hopwood <ghopwood.list@xxxxxxxxx>]

I wouldn't say 'never'. As soon as the boomers get out of the way, some 
of us X's and Y's are going to be running those businesses. We're just 
biding our time. :-)

Glenn

On 1/3/2012 9:07 AM, Jim Oberholtzer wrote:
> Funny, as I read Joe's post and Pete's reply I could not help but think
> of the things that were said about AS/400 and OS/400 back in the day.
> Same tune, different company.  While I am not a big fan of the way Apple
> has rolled out its products from a developers perspective, it is now up
> to the corporate customer base to demand the types of APIs that have
> built into IBM i  over time.   The GenX and GenY crowd will never demand
> them since all they care about is finding a restaurant, texting, and
> exposing their lives and secrets to the world at any chance.  Real
> business will have to demand them.
>
> That's primarily why I carry an Android based phone, although Google has
> some learning to do too.
>
> Jim Oberholtzer
> Chief Technical Architect
> Agile Technology Architects
>
>
> On 1/2/2012 7:47 PM, Pete Helgren wrote:
> > Nicely said, Joe.  Choosing where to leverage your strengths is a
> > survival skill in this business.  I have bet wrong a couple of times but
> > since 2001 learning Java has had the greatest positive impact on my
> > ability to stay afloat financially as a solo developer.
> >
> > Pete Helgren
> > Value Added Software, Inc
> > www.petesworkshop.com
> > GIAC Secure Software Programmer-Java
> >
> >
> > On 1/2/2012 5:06 PM, Joe Pluta wrote:
> > > >   But if it comes down to having to learn individual languages and
> > > >   platforms to support different platforms, I'll gladly support Android
> > > >   and drop support for iPhone.  Android: open platform, open language
> > > >   (Java), open API.  iPhone: closed platform, closed hardware, closed
> > > >   language, closed API.  Not a tough decision.
> > --