Mobile App creation

[Christo]

Anyone here involved in this 'world'? I was wondering how hard it was to create apps? This is coming from a complete programming novice (with technical background, understanding servers, web technology etc). If, for example I wanted to create something in QT or even using html, then compiled for various platforms - how achievable would this be to do myself/learn?

Was just interested!

 

[Glaucus]

Would also be interested in this but a slightly different way.
Any sites that you can submit plans and have people quote for a build?

 

[SKILL]

Anyone here involved in this 'world'? I was wondering how hard it was to create apps? This is coming from a complete programming novice (with technical background, understanding servers, web technology etc). If, for example I wanted to create something in QT or even using html, then compiled for various platforms - how achievable would this be to do myself/learn?

Was just interested!

'HTML5' is doable if you want cross platform stuff, otherwise you're going to struggle, and of course that's not even a fully defined standard yet, let alone fully supported by the phone browsers so a can of worms.

Otherwise it would probably be a case of completely different software for the different os's:
iOS = Objective-C
Android = Java
WP7 = (iirc) Silverlight or .net (presumably C#) stuffs

Would also be interested in this but a slightly different way.
Any sites that you can submit plans and have people quote for a build?

There's a couple such as:

http://www.freelancer.com/

and

http://www.guru.com/

I looked into it from the other side (eg bidding on and getting extra work) but decided that I'd just be undercut by some chinese/indians willing to do it for about $5 per weeks effort Not sure how good they actually are for getting a project done to a decent level.

 

[Verbium]

This would depend on how deep you want to go into app development. The HTML5 route is doable if you're looking to create a simple app. I suggest having a look at phonegap to take advantage of the API's they have available.

Otherwise it's either in a native language or use something like Appcelator's titanium which is coded in javascript.

 

[Cuchulain]

Anyone here involved in this 'world'? I was wondering how hard it was to create apps? This is coming from a complete programming novice (with technical background, understanding servers, web technology etc). If, for example I wanted to create something in QT or even using html, then compiled for various platforms - how achievable would this be to do myself/learn?

Was just interested!

You're probably better off just doing mobile sites rather than apps. if you don't want to get into programming, that said, you can compile HTML content for both Android and iOS (if you're using a Mac and have a developer account with Apple) using Dreamweaver 5.5

 

[Christo]

Thanks guys.
Well Im getting an N9 (Maemo/Meego) and wanted a few apps, which seemingly wont exist and was thinking of creating a few. A 'mobile' website might be the way to go actually.. Only issue is speed but its all a playoff.