Using DropBox for Faster Mobile Development

[Roger Eller]

On Sat, Feb 11, 2012 at 11:06 PM, J. Landman Gay wrote:

> On 2/11/12 9:56 PM, Roger Eller wrote:
>
>> On Sat, Feb 11, 2012 at 10:44 PM, J. Landman Gay wrote:
>>
>>  On 2/11/12 7:32 PM, Scott Rossi wrote:
>>>
>>>  After uploading the simple standalone *one time* to my mobile device, I
>>>
>>>> launch the simple standalone, press the button, and my dev stack appears
>>>> on
>>>> my device within a couple of seconds.
>>>>
>>>>
>>> That is damned clever. There wouldn't be a startup message, but that's
>>> about it I think.
>>>
>>
>> How does this approach differ from your AirLaunch product, (which btw,
>> I've
>> asked my manager to purchase)?  This sounds more like Stack Runner.
>>
>
> You don't need to build an .ipa and do an install every time you make a
> change and want to test the stack. You only need to create an executable
> for the launcher, which you only build once. From then on you just "go" to
> your test stack as a document.
>
> You'd need AirLaunch (cough) when you're building the one-time launcher
> and/or when you're ready to build and test the final app. But for
> minute-to-minute testing you just keep reopening the stack from the Dropbox
> folder. It's sort of like "revert" on mobile. It would work on Android too.
>
> Your manager sounds like an intelligent person. :)
>
>
> --
> Jacqueline Landman Gay         |     jacque at hyperactivesw.com
> HyperActive Software           |     http://www.hyperactivesw.com
>

Yes! Very intelligent manager!  VERY!  This -is- the public email list,
right?  ;-)

˜Roger