iphone and android with RoR 3.x

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Hi all

Any advice in how to build applications for smartphones with RoR ?

Regards Jose

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RoR is for building web app, for smartphones app you should learn java i think. But any web app build with RoR will work on a smartphone using the internet browser.

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Tomas R. wrote in post #1018809:

RoR is for building web app, for smartphones app you should learn java i think. But any web app build with RoR will work on a smartphone using the internet browser.

Yes, Android is Java, but iOS is absolutely NOT Java (thank God implied there).

Pepe,

If you're truly interested in developing native iOS apps then here's the place to start:

http://developer.apple.com/library/ios/#referencelibrary/GettingStarted/URL_iPhone_OS_Overview/_index.html\#//apple\_ref/doc/uid/TP40007592

If instead you're interested in optimizing your web apps built in Rails for iOS specifically then start here:

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Look into using Sencha Touch and Phonegap...

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Pepe Sanchez wrote in post #1018786:

Hi all

Any advice in how to build applications for smartphones with RoR ?

Regards Jose

I you like ruby and RoR mechanics you can take a look at Rhodes. There you can use Ruby and MVC architecture just like you do in RoR to achieve multiplatform mobile support.

Cheers.

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Hi all

Finally I think that I am going to continue working with XCode and MonoTouch for iPhone applications

thank you for your advice