I’m an iOS developer, but I don’t have a religious affinity towards Apple. I do like Apple products. I really enjoy coding in Objective-C. Yes, really. Mainly, though, I’m an iOS developer because Apple presents the most profitable platform for developers at the moment. With the iOS SDK I can create apps that people will use, and I can earn a living from that creativity. Yeah, I like that. With the iPhone and iPad Apple is an exciting platform for a developer.
But that may not always be the case. I’m keeping a close eye on what’s emergingย at Google (no pun intended). If an SDK is released for Project Glass then I’ll want to use it. I have no idea whether Project Glass is powered by Android. Presumably, that is the case.
I also would be very interested in developing for Kindle Fire if Amazon had a more robust SDK. I’m not interested in developing e-books (though as a former librarian I have a tremendous love for books and e-books). I’m more interested in visual alternatives to long-form narratives and, sadly, the Kindle platform doesn’t seem to support that very well in comparison to the iPad.
We’ll see what happens with Project Glass, but I’m sensing it’s time to brush up on my Java skills.
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