Indeed. This is called "eating your own dogfood", and it's a highly valuable part of creating a high-quality product.
If there's ANY reason this would inconvenience the developers, than that's a red flag that there's something that needs to be addressed -- whether it's the build/release system or inadequacies in the API, or things which aren't public which should be public (perhaps after some improvements are made and stability achieved). I'd strongly recommend a goal that anything and everything that possibly could be, be buildable with the SDK using public APIs and tools. Even the privileged stuff (which might fail at runtime with a security exception if not signed with the proper key for the platform -- but should still be buildable separately if the appropriate key is available). I suspect this would even end up making life easier for the developers of those apps. On Dec 26, 10:08 pm, Zsolt Vasvari <zvasv...@gmail.com> wrote: > I completely realize that it's possible to do well with the SDK, but I > still believe that the top layer apps should be built with the SDK if > possible. > > Does the calculator compile with the SDK? > > On Dec 27, 11:39 am, Robert <rcope...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > > > > > Check out Alarm Clock Xtreme by Irene Duke. > > http://alarmclockxtreme.blogspot.com/ > > It is possible to do and do well with the SDK. > > > On Dec 26, 7:32 pm, Zsolt Vasvari <zvasv...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > I do understand where you are coming from, though. It would be ideal > > > that top-layer apps, especially simple ones like an alarm clock, > > > should be buildable with the public SDK. After all, how can you > > > create a like replacement if you don't have access to the same APIs? > > > > On Dec 27, 5:26 am, "longingtoadopt.com" <anil.r...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > Would prefer not to have to - since I am on Windows > > > > > On Sunday, December 26, 2010 1:02:55 AM UTC-6, Zsolt Vasvari wrote: > > > > > > Correct, you cannot compile these modules with the SDK alone. You > > > > > need to download the platform source and compile those. I don't know > > > > > the details.- Hide quoted text - > > > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > > - Show quoted text - -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Developers" group. To post to this group, send email to android-developers@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to android-developers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en
