Comments on: Hello to our new Developer Network members!

By: Ravikumar

Ravikumar — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 04:58:21 +0000

Very happy to hear this “Palm opening up the SDK”, Now we peoples have great opportunity to make powerful apps for a great OS and phone

By: Stan Slaughter

Stan Slaughter — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 12:19:52 +0000

My problem is that without knowing what is possible in the SDK how will I know what possible App I can create ?

By: Cary

Cary — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 06:36:24 +0000

Good luck all you developers out there. Remember - QUALITY over quantity and focus on useability/simplicity over too many “features” End users can’t wait to see what you guys come up with.

By: Charles T

Charles T — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 02:47:02 +0000

Man, I was super excited until I found out I wasn’t on the list :(. Man, I guess I gotta get better at pleading my case for why I need the SDK. I hope I get chosen in the next round.

By: Scott Bradford

Scott Bradford — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 01:39:40 +0000

Chuq-

I have been (and remain) politely critical of Palm for not having this SDK ready-to-go at launch time. I suspect my application for the program is in one of your last piles, since I left most/all of the non-required fields blank.

I really just want access to the emulator so I can make sure my web site and the other sites I manage work properly on the Pre. I did some real light testing on a demo model at a Sprint Store with positive results (and MMS’d myself some screen shots), but that’s not exactly convenient; and I’m not in a position to buy a Pre, being in the middle of a two-year contract with another carrier.

Having said all that, I want to personally thank you for your openness and honesty. The ’stealth mode’ stuff was driving me crazy, but your postings of-late (and your comment above in response to Bill) are reassuring. I have been a Palm fan for a long time and I’m rooting for you guys.

By: Bill

Bill — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 00:41:32 +0000

Thanks for the detailed response Chuq it’s nice to get a little feedback. I’ll keep my fingers crossed that a 7/2 hits on the flop and I get selected in the next group.

By: adam

adam — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 22:57:44 +0000

I would like to see the Memo or Notes updated to allow a list view, the ability to select multiple notes and delete them, and the ability to have categories for the notes so I don’t have to see entertainment notes, when I want to only look at medical notes.

Further, the Universal search should be able to search notes. That would solve some of the problem of having to look through many notes to find a useful one.

By: Gary

Gary — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 21:03:16 +0000

For those of us that sent in relatively ambiguous applications early-on although we didn’t have a specific application in mind, but now have a specific app in mind (one that may have widespread appeal), are there avenues with which we can submit revisions to our applications?

By: AwayBBL

AwayBBL — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 20:46:40 +0000

chuq, It might of made sense to let us know about your process before we signed up. Our company had completed the application without a specific application in mind. We’ve developed over 30 apps for iPhone, and even some for blackberry and windows mobile. Had we known that your criteeria would be based on “completeness of application” we’d of given you an application that only had one app defined.

Oh well… guess this gives us more time to work on android apps until y’all grow.

By: Jim

Jim — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 20:18:18 +0000

Realllllly happy to see Palm opening up the SDK! Now developers will have the opportunity to make good on our enthusiasm to build great apps for a great OS and phone!