Posts by jlavery

Londoners: Ready to swap your GP for an NHS vid doc app?

Re: Can't come soon enough

So you're not ill enough to bother then.

So it's all right to expect the GP to work late and staff a reception desk so you don't have to put yourself to any inconvenience and pop along after work?

Smacks of 'my time is more important than yours'.

Crafty Fokker: Norfolk surgeon builds Red Baron triplane replica

Re: Not enough wings

Now that brings back memories!

Xamarin releases version 4.0 of its cross-platform mobile developer suite

Re: Are there any apps I'm likely to use or have heard of using this?

I agree that x-platform tools which produce apps which don't look or behave like native apps will be rejected - that's why I use Xamarin.

Xamarin produces native look and feel, and native performance, apps. You can't tell the difference as a user between a Xamarin app and a native app.

For some apps built with Xamarin, visit https://xamarin.com/customers/ - of course, Xamarin would only be showing off the nice-looking and successful apps in the case study on this page, so even I take the content there with a pinch of salt!

Regarding pricing - I agree that it prices out smaller companies and 'hobbyists' (I hate that phrase). However, if you're producing commercial software, then the cost should be outweighed by the earnings /benefits from the toolset.