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Re: Chapters Four and Five of Developing Applications in JavaScript using the Palm Mojo™ Framework now available

Palm Developers Network — Thu, 07 May 2009 12:33:08 -0000

I know it's not the answer people want, but until the SDK and Documentation are ready for general release, they can't be released, and until they are, I really can't say all that much.

It's best to consider webOS as a startup in stealth mode, because in many ways, that's what's going on. There are some people getting invites to take an early look, but the primary purpose of that is to give us feedback to improve things -- and to make sure the software and docs allow you to build good applications for the phone, rather than call us nasty names and write us off as idiots.

I wish I could let more people into the early access program and do it faster than I currently am (but I only type so fast); honestly? I'd rather just release it, because there are other things I'd rather be doing than paperwork involving the early access program (like, oh, programming in webOS!) -- but we want to make sure this stuff works.

We want to see this stuff released as much as you all do; I can't wait to see what people can do with the platform. But I have to encourage everyone to continue being a bit patient. The one thing worse than not releasing this is releasing something that's broken. That's what we're working to make srue does NOT happen.

chuq

Re: Chapters Four and Five of Developing Applications in JavaScript using the Palm Mojo™ Framework now available

Palm Developers Network — Wed, 06 May 2009 15:59:26 -0000

I understand your feelings, but an auto-reply doesn't actually help. We're getting people into the program as fast as we can, but we have many, many more than we can handle right now. We're working on this, and I spent the morning letting more people into the program.

An application's status is pretty simple: if you were accepted into the program, you know, because I sent you email.

A few (VERY few) applications were rejected -- spammers and one or two with blatantly incorrect info in them (as in, no, I don't believe the Queen of England wants to program the Pre).

Everyone else is in the "still pending" pile. So if we did have an auto-reply, all it would say is "still pending. Sorry, we're getting there as fast as we can".

which is what we're doing.

chuq

Re: Chapter Three of Developing Applications in JavaScript using the Palm Mojo™ Framework now available

Palm Developers Network — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 16:30:02 -0000

The release of the book is controlled by O'Reilly and how quickly the author can write it. I don't have a schedule for when future chapters will come out - I usually get about a day's notice on it. As to the SDK, we continue to bring people into the program, and we're working on getting it into general release -- but I don't have a date yet I can say when that will be.

chuq

Re: The early access program, one week in

Palm Developers Network — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 16:57:14 -0000

To answer a few questions:

Games are definitely NOT last on the list of priorities. They're actually fairly high on the list; they're also a very popular option for people submitting applications, which makes our life tough choosing -- which is a good thing. Lowest thing on the priority list? Probably applications that emit noises that represent various bodily functions. But that's just my opinion.

How many is a gazillion? It's -- lots! more than three, even. But less than infinity.

Release this as a beta? Well, life is unfair. To be honest, one of the main reasons we're limiting access now is to make sure that those that do get the SDK get really good support. It does nobody any good if they can get the code but can't get their questions answered. We want to make sure that developers LIKE programming for the Pre, not just that they can.

We will talk about what's being developed when we can. there's some really interesting things happening! Stay Tuned!

chuq
Developer Community Manager