Write Windows Phone Apps, No Code Required 210
jfruh writes "One of the biggest challenges Microsoft has faced with its Windows Phone platform is that it's far behind in the apps race against iOS and Android. One way to close the gap is to lower the barrier to entry for new app devs, and Microsoft has done so with Windows Phone App Studio, a hosted service that lets you build applications without actually writing any code. The description of how App Studio works may leave you wondering how useful or exciting the apps created will be, but a surge of developer interest during the current beta program has surprised even Microsoft with its scope."
Windows 8 woohoo! (Score:5, Funny)
Re:CAN you write code for it? (Score:5, Funny)
W.Y.S.I.W.Y.G... (Score:4, Funny)
Obligatory clippy quote (Score:5, Funny)
You seem to be writing an app. Would you like help?
Here's betting this will be just as useful.
Puruse the forums of any ios/android app engines (Score:5, Funny)
If you check the unity3d forums, you will see a few hundred people that have a great idea for a game and it always reads sort of like this:
It's like, so basically... it's Skyrim for iOS/Android. So who wants to code this for me? Obviously since I am the idea man I will keep the MILLJIONS of dollars it will make, because writing code is easy, I just don't have time to learn because I am too important or have ADD. I did find some great free models on turbosquid though, just need someone to make them move.. what's it called, rigging? Oh and texture too. Since I did the hard part of finding these models, that last part should be really simple, but I'll pay you out of the HUGE profits of my game.
Well Microsoft, I applaud you. You have given these idea men, these mental giants, a fertile ground of milk and honey! We lowly coders and artists will sorely miss them in our forums, but wish them bon voyage on this, their great and noble endeavor!
Re:Windows 8 woohoo! (Score:5, Funny)
Fart apps! Now three times as easy!
Re:Windows 8 woohoo! (Score:2, Funny)
Apple called. They want their Hypercard back.
Re:Windows 8 woohoo! (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Nobody cares (Score:2, Funny)
I had a horrible experience lately. I was at the dealer to get an oil change. They have these nice imacs at every station. I took a look at the screen while after walking away, to discover that they were using filemaker pro, along with a remote desktop connection to a Windows terminal server that had a different dos program running. Looked great and modern from a distance ...
Re:Quantity instead of quality (Score:3, Funny)
it looks like MS wants quantity instead of quality
How's that any different to 95% of the crap on the Apple and Google stores?
Re:Windows 8 woohoo! (Score:4, Funny)
if you've developed for android you'd know a "simple" fart app requires quite a bit of effort to ensure it works across all devices & flavors of android.
I'm sorry, but your statement does not pass the smell test.