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Today we’re talking about cross-platform development. What other platforms are worth considering? Android? PC? Does Microsoft’s introduction of a “Universal Windows Platform Bridge” that allows developers to compile iOS apps into Windows apps change the calculus involved? We talk about all this, and Charles surprises Joe with a plan to test the waters.
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Show Notes & Links
- Project Islandwood – Universal Windows Platform Bridge for iOS
- Core Intuition #182 – The guys at Core Intuition discuss the prospects of Microsoft’s Project Islandwood
- Release Notes #10 – Charles and Joe discuss the merits and risks of integrating with third-party frameworks and services
Sponsor
This week’s episode it brought to you by Mapbox. Mapbox lets iOS developers add beautiful maps to their applications. Their building blocks make it easy to swap out Apple maps with a MapKit-style API – just choose the design that fits your app. And best of all, everything is super snappy – Mapbox’s OpenGL-powered maps render with the speed and smoothness of a video game. Learn more about Mapbox and their free service at mapbox.com.