[AccessD] Cloud Development

Before I started developing Android apps in Eclipse, I was using
appInventor,
an online web development IDE.

I hated it at first, the fact that you needed to be online to develop.

I really miss it now that I am developing in Eclipse.

I have to remember to back up the project to thumb drive to transport
between
home, work and school. Nothing worse than getting to your destination and
realizing
that the thumb drive is still plugged into the computer at home. Not to
mention
import/reference issues between locations.

It is nice just to log into a site and have your project ready to continue
where you left off.

I love how Apple says the PC is dead, but you cannot compile an iOS app
without a MAC
laptop running Intel chipset. You can't compile on a Win PC, iPad or iPhone.

Maybe that is about to change, God, I hope so.

D

On Wed, Nov 30, 2011 at 9:12 AM, Jim Lawrence <accessd at shaw.ca> wrote:

> Hi Mark:
>
> Some people believe that Cloud development will do exact that. Steve Jobs
> went so far as to announce, "The PC is dead."
>
> The understanding is that there will be no need for desktop type computers
> as where ever you go all you data and work capability will travel with you.
> All you will need is a dumb terminal like an iPad and you can go anywhere.
>
> Within major centers this scenario can work but once into the rural areas
> the desktop is still king and will be for the foreseeable future. This may
> very well be why Windows 8 was created with two UIs. One, when you are
> downtown and one when you are further out in the community.
>
> The Cloud is great as a remote hard drive, development platform and
> application host and coupled with full communication to the internet it is
> a
> potent back-end.
>
> For me the whole Cloud scenario is great but if I drive 20 miles, out of
> town, an iPad is almost useless, as internet communication and cell phone
> coverage is spotty at best and I had better have my laptop ready if I want
> to work with my office or programming applications...even if I am
> developing
> for the Cloud or Smartphones.
>
> Jim
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
> [mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Mark Simms
> Sent: Wednesday, November 30, 2011 7:25 AM
> To: 'Access Developers discussion and problem solving'
> Subject: [AccessD] Cloud Development
>
> Could someone please tell me what the difference is between the above vs.
> Web Development ?
> Seems as though "Cloud Development" is the next huge growth area.
>
> It's likely to be the proverbial "last nail in the coffin" for Lan or
> Desktop development.
>