| nicktwilight said: Interesting to hear from a developer's point of view.So in general is it easier to build from scratch an ios game than android?How hard is to port from one os to another? |
the devices use different languages (obj-c for ios and java/xml for android). from my experience the port is done all over from scratch. essentially recoded but using mostly the same algorithms and images. For building from scratch that more or less depends which language you prefer. The android sdk/eclipse is not a pleasure to learn but once you do (like anything) it's not bad. The compatibility issues are kind of a bother since android has little uniformity. So many devices made by so many manufactures with varied features. Apple's is easy from the start and there's total conformity. The tools are really fancy, incredibly slick. It was, like all apple software, designed to be simple as could be.
