Thoughts about Embedded LiveCode?

[Andre Garzia]

I will share my two Brazilian Real Cents on this.

I think that Embedded LiveCode is GREAT but this is not all. I think it is
aimed towards big business that will happily write checks for USD 500 if it
saves USD 600 in development time. Having the ability to embed a LiveCode
app as a UIView on Objective-C can be a very interesting option for reusing
code between mobile and desktop. The key thing here is integration. Its
about integrating a LC built thingy into a larger ObjC project.

Think for example about the new fully native Facebook app for iOS. They
ditched almost all of their HTML5 stuff but IIRC they kept some because it
was quicker to keep them then it was to create replacements from scratch,
so they got a boost in performance and usability and yet kept some of the
useful HTML5 parts. The same scenario applies to embedded LiveCode. You can
keep a complex LC part while developing the rest native to gain performance
and features.

That being said, I don't think it is a product for me. I don't have ObjC
projects and I would not start an ObjC project just to pop a LC view in it.
This is for big guys that already have ObjC people working on some project
and want to integrate it with LC components.

So why do I think it is great? Because it benefits us all. First it adds
yet another revenue stream to RunRev, I am all about them making money.
Another thing is that the whole new engineering needed to accomplish this
embeddable engine will improve our engine as a side effect. The insight
gained from that project will probably improve the mobile standard engine.
So in the end we'll get a better engine, RunRev will get money and I will
not spend anything so I think it is great.

cheers