I just like writing native apps. I always have. I’ve been doing it for a long time. I liken it to an impressionistic-style oil painter, in this age of photorealistic 3D artwork. The 3D work is amazing, and often takes even more effort than the oil painting, but they feel different, to make, and result in unquantifiable, visceral, differences to the viewers. Some will prefer the 3D work; others will prefer the oil painting.
Not all Apple programming has been done by the use of Apple tools. There was a significant stretch of time, when Metrowerks CodeWarrior/C++/PowerPlant was the tool of choice for serious Apple development.
We’ll see what the future brings. I’ve stuck with native Apple, through many, many dead pool sessions. Being a long-term native Apple developer means that I’ve been hearing insults, and looking up noses, for a very long time.
I am glad that I am not really competing with anyone. It’s very freeing, to be an oil painter. For me, the medium is important. I like to feel as if I can produce work that will make its users happy. It makes me happy.
I will say generally web applications would be like the impressionist painting and native apps the exacting 3d work if we use a more obvious criterion for the analogy.
Not all Apple programming has been done by the use of Apple tools. There was a significant stretch of time, when Metrowerks CodeWarrior/C++/PowerPlant was the tool of choice for serious Apple development.
We’ll see what the future brings. I’ve stuck with native Apple, through many, many dead pool sessions. Being a long-term native Apple developer means that I’ve been hearing insults, and looking up noses, for a very long time.
I am glad that I am not really competing with anyone. It’s very freeing, to be an oil painter. For me, the medium is important. I like to feel as if I can produce work that will make its users happy. It makes me happy.