iPhone SDK 3.0 – Same Fish, Bigger Pond

I had intended to post about my own app, but in light of yesterday’s news…

After combing through the API differences between 2.2.1 and 3.0, which I can’t discuss openly, I am really excited.

What I haven’t written about yet, is that Compounds was my first Objective-C app, Cocoa app, and iPhone app. To be honest, the 2.x sandbox I learned to develop i was warm and secure. I clearly saw the boundaries and I became comfortable very with them.

With 3.0, that all changes. I am suddenly in the Gobi, with endless possibilities. In some ways this is great, I can do what I want, but to continue the analogy, I have to keep moving, exploring, and avoiding quicksand.

I think there is much to be said about being creative under restrictions. For one, at least for me, it is seems easier. Now I feel like I am scrambling all over again. Admittedly much better prepared, but working overtime to learn the new APIs, nonetheless.

Of course, the new possibilities outweighs any of my trepidations, and, like every other Phone developer, I am already heard at work.

This entry was written by Corey, posted on March 18, 2009 at 2:28 am, filed under Development and tagged , . Bookmark the permalink. Follow any comments here with the RSS feed for this post. Both comments and trackbacks are currently closed.