Develop iOS apps using an iPhone/iPad (with code)

http://lesscode.co.nz/interface

by mmmmax • 16 years ago

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mmmmax4• 16 years ago

The reason I'm so excited about this is that it exports objective-C right into Xcode.

joezydeco• 16 years ago

And more importantly, it seems to skip Interface Builder. I hate that thing.

mmmmax4• 16 years ago

Agreed.

andreyf• 16 years ago

Seems more like a replacement for Interface Builder. And quite a useful one. I'd love to be able to work on an iPad interface on my commute, come into the office, and start hacking away at the actual code at my desk.

rimantas• 16 years ago

There are people who prefer to write out all those CGRects by hand? Interesting. What will you do when Xcode 4 comes out? ;)

mahipal• 16 years ago

This is also the most exciting feature to me. But, looking through the reviews, it sounds like the buggiest feature. Worst of all, they process your UIs server-side and then send the code to you. Unacceptable.

I just picked up Dapp (http://dapp.kerofrog.com.au/) and put together the first screen of an app that's been bouncing around in my head for a couple weeks. It was pretty intuitive and quick to put it together. I also confirmed that Dapp generates all its code client-side, by using the app only in Airplane mode. Looking over the code, I'm not thrilled about the coding style, but it's not bad for auto-generated code.

So I can't speak for Interfaces (I wasn't going to drop $10 on an app that had terrible reviews about the one killer feature I need) but it seems like Dapp is a winner. YMMV.

tehjones• 16 years ago

I cant see this lasting very long

jrnkntl• 16 years ago

Why not?

spearo77• 16 years ago

See http://blog.robrhyne.com/post/659211315/almost-on-the-app-st...

mmmmax4• 16 years ago

Buy it before Apple destroys it (or buys them)!

jcsalterego• 16 years ago

This reminds me of Briefs: https://github.com/capttaco/Briefs

lux• 16 years ago

Wow, the video on giveabrief.com is too funny!

I really like the idea of mocking up via more of a scripting language, especially since it's exportable to a real project in Xcode. As a developer, clicking that many times to build a mockup still seems a bit dreadful to me.

Edit: I believe all the apps mentioned here export to Xcode, just specifying a preference for typing vs clicking :)

patr1ck• 16 years ago

Has anyone played with Dapp? http://dapp.kerofrog.com.au/

Does the same, costs the same, and has been updated as recently as this week – unlike Interface, which was last updated in June.

mmmmax4• 16 years ago

This also reminds me of pg's RFS5: Development on Handhelds

http://ycombinator.com/rfs5.html

jp• 16 years ago

"So you are almost done ! Great! Here is $2000. Go build my GroupOnTwitterFacebook iPad client post haste !"

rbarooah• 16 years ago

It has surprisingly bad reviews on the App store - enough to put me off even though I want something like this and my threshold for just trying stuff is usually quite low.

Also, although I'd rather it was a universal app, having to pay twice is not fatal, but not being able to prototype iPhone apps on the iPad seems like a pretty weird and artificial limitation.

Develop iOS apps using an iPhone/iPad (with code)

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