dev notes 2014

Replacment for Make and Autoconf: MakeMe

(If you don't have root but have Android 4+ you can use the command-line program adb from the Android SDK platform tools to make backups via a desktop computer)

chromebook ides

Dev Tools

Alternative languages:

• D : better than C, but not over-the-top like C++? Covers only Win and Linux
• Vala : Kinda like C# but for Gnome. Covers Win and Linux. (Android maybe through NDK).
• Java: Kinda over the top and heavy. Covers Win and Linux. Android yes, but different GUI library. iOS probably yes.
• Python: scripting language. Win, Linux. Android maybe... iOS maybe...
• Javascript: scripting language. ALL PLATFORMS.

Other options:

• Python with Kivy
• Haxe

Build Tools

• MakeKit - autotools look & feel but lighter
• mobs: autoconf workalike.

Resources

• libre projects : syslogd in perl, mobom perl modules.

My own Notes App

JumpNote      +      OI Notpad
(Background          (Tags support)
Sync)
          V
     Simple Note backend
          V
        Tags UI
     (Filter, modify tags)
          V
        Task UI
          V
        Widget

WebApp + Mobile Dev:

• A Java framework that works on multiple platforms
• Allows for webapps on desktops
• PhoneGap
• Test mobile apps on desktop
• Javascript optimizer:
  • closure
  • UglifyJS
• JS Compiler
• Java 2 JS Toolkits:
  • WebToolKit
  • J2S
• Python 2 JS Toolkigs: PyJS
• JS Interpretr for command line:
  • v8
  • NodeJS
• Android Alternative IDE

Documentation around Syncing...

• sync adapter
• Sample sync adapter

Other Notes:

• Perki replacement that runs on Android.
• Use WebKit/PhoneGap + Javascript and HTML5
• Markdown library for Javascript
• Markdown editor for javscript
• TXGR converted to HTML5 Canvas
• How do we do background sync?

More example code:

• jumpnote
• CatalogAndroid

We want to have it for Android, Linux and Windows.

• Free Android SDK

We need to research:

• Alternative to freewrap
  • jsmooth
  • launch4j
  • gcc mingw
  • gcj+swt
  • winrun4j
• Alternative to Canvas
  • piccolo2d
  • jhotdraw
  • Contains an overview of options...
  • Another overview of options
• Which Toolkit to use (SWT, Swing, AWT, etc)

A freewrap like tool for python:

pyiinstaller

More Android Dev options:

• PhoneGAP
• Python, multi platform
• Python on android