News · 15 Jul 2010 · MTW Editorial Team
Microsoft MVP Don Burnette has wrapped a presentation comparing the iPhone coding experience versus the Windows Phone 7 development environment.
My thoughts on iPhone coding a master-detail set of two views on iPhone versus Windows Phone 7 and why the designer-developer story is better with the Microsoft toolset thanks to Expression Blend and the C# language.. This is just an opinion piece, but realize I am not a newbie at either platform. I was using Interface Builder on NeXT boxes in 1993-1994 and unfortunately in my opinion not enough has changed, to put real design into the hands of the iPhone coder..
Check out the full presentation below:
He concludes:
Honestly I don’t see much difference here with Google’s new App Inventor than I see with Apple’s interface builder, just a more generic minimalist approach..
Source: Don’s Blog
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