Opinion split on the iPhone development solution

Much as I wrote about yesterday, Macworld has been conducting its own research amongst developers at WWDC 07, and found a mixed reaction.

"I would be lying if I said I wasn't disappointed," said John Casasanta, president of Inventive Software. "However, it's too early to tell what kind of access we are ultimately going to have."

AppZapper and Disco developer Austin Sarner echoed Casasanta's remarks. "Unless you're able to write code with an SDK and output an application, it's just basically a web page," he said.

"The applications seem more like Dashboard widgets, but a little more restricted," Casasanta said. "As it stands right now, the way they demoed the apps to us, you won't even be able to add your apps to the home screen - that will make it a second-class citizen right there."

"Everything seems so limited at this point," Sarner said. "It seems like a lot of work considering how simple the iPhone should be."

Not all developers are disappointed with Apple's current solution. Kevin Ford, president of telephony software maker Parliant, believes his PhoneValet phone messaging system for personal and business users will integrate nicely with the ability to write Web 2.0 and Ajax applications.

From Macworld

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