Got my app out of the door with RubyMotion in just 2-3 hourswords.alexeypro.com 15 pointsgreen14 years ago6 commentsSaveHideCopy link On HNComments−greenOP14yFrankly, I really liked RubyMotion. It doesn't save you from necessity to learn Cocoa touch, but it just makes the experience much more interesting with Ruby. The whole process was very very simple.−54mf14yYeah, and it looks like a 2-3 hour app. A seasoned developer could build that in the same time with Objective-C, or HTML5 / CSS3.−christiangenco14y It is crappy and it is simple, but that's the best part of it.−octopus14yLooks great for a few hours of work. I think this is the second RubyMotion app from App Store, first one is Mustachio.−adamsilver14yI hate it when people lie about the time it took to accomplish something just to look smart.−octopus14yI don't think he lies, have a look at his CV (pdf):http://ap.resume.s3.amazonaws.com/alexeyp-resume.pdf
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Frankly, I really liked RubyMotion. It doesn't save you from necessity to learn Cocoa touch, but it just makes the experience much more interesting with Ruby. The whole process was very very simple.
Yeah, and it looks like a 2-3 hour app. A seasoned developer could build that in the same time with Objective-C, or HTML5 / CSS3.
Looks great for a few hours of work. I think this is the second RubyMotion app from App Store, first one is Mustachio.
I hate it when people lie about the time it took to accomplish something just to look smart.
I don't think he lies, have a look at his CV (pdf):
http://ap.resume.s3.amazonaws.com/alexeyp-resume.pdf