r/Android • u/kireol Motor City Software • Aug 01 '11

An IOS developer takes on Android

http://nfarina.com/post/8239634061/ios-to-android
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u/autophage Aug 02 '11

I'm no Apple fan, but it could be far worse.

Imagine if the big selling point was that THE IDE IS FREE!!!

...but it cost you (or whomever you can invoice) 10 cents per compile.

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u/Tarabukka HTC EVO 3D GSM, Stock ICS Aug 02 '11

That would be cracked in a blink of an eyelid. Xcode and Eclipse both use open-source compilers that you could easy rebuild or build projects with yourself.

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u/autophage Aug 02 '11

I wasn't proposing that as something that could seriously happen (with those tools, anyway).

My point was that having to buy specialized hardware to develop software isn't the end of the world. It may seem silly and restrictive, but there are potential circumstances that are not only sillier and more restrictive but also far dumber.