Yes, it does apply, however the main difference is that usually games
are made using only one "Activity" (the concept of android that
describes sort of "windows" that compose a program). When you are
developing an app, you usually will code it using the Android SDK, the
UI API, several Activities, and then you need to make the JNI
bindings.
I would say games are more suitable for Scheme development with
Gambit, since you have easier access to the NDK (the part of the
Android system libs exposed through a C interface).




2012/3/14 Steve Graham <jsgrahamus@yahoo.com>:
> Thanks, Alvaro.  Does this apply if you wish to develop apps other than
> games?
>
> ________________________________
> From: Álvaro Castro-Castilla <alvaro.castro.castilla@gmail.com>
> To: Steve Graham <jsgrahamus@yahoo.com>
> Cc: Keith Flower <keith@keithflower.org>; Gambit List
> <Gambit-list@iro.umontreal.ca>
> Sent: Tuesday, March 13, 2012 5:44 PM
>
> Subject: Re: [gambit-list] Gambit on Android
>
> Hi Steve,
>
> These are the two I've used:
>
> http://www.apress.com/9781430226475
> http://www.apress.com/9781430230427
>
> Android Pro Games explains a bit of JNI interface, but it was written
> prior to Native Activity (Android 2.2) and even NDK times, but is
> worth reading.
>
> Also these: http://commonsware.com/
>
> Best
>
>
>
>
> On Tue, Mar 13, 2012 at 11:35 PM, Steve Graham <jsgrahamus@yahoo.com> wrote:
>> Keith,
>>
>>    What steps did you take to learn Java, how to use Java for GUI's on
>> Android and how to tie it together with JNI?  Any recommended books or
>> URL's?
>>
>>
>> Thanks, Steve
>>
>> ________________________________
>> From: Keith Flower <keith@keithflower.org>
>>
>> To: Steve Graham <jsgrahamus@yahoo.com>
>> Cc: Gambit List <Gambit-list@iro.umontreal.ca>
>> Sent: Monday, March 12, 2012 12:38 PM
>>
>> Subject: Re: [gambit-list] Gambit on Android
>>
>> For my little Gambit for Android app
>>
>> https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.keithflower.gambit
>>
>> the GUI is Java, Gambit is compiled with the Android Native Development
>> Kit,
>> and JNI is the bridge.
>>
>> I'm testing to release a new version that incorporates all of Marc's nice
>> recent iOS changes.
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>> Keith
>>
>> On Mar 12, 2012, at 10:19 AM, Steve Graham wrote:
>>
>> I understand that Android apps are typically written in Java.  How then is
>> Gambit able to run on that platform?  If it is possible to write GUI apps
>> for the Android using Gambit, are there any pointers on how to get
>> started?
>>
>> Thanks, Steve
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