Hi,
I am going to make some practice of mobile development and I guess iphone development is the hottest area for this. Since I am using linux, I am not able to work with Apple iphone SDK. After making some research I found xmlvm which seems so cool for me. It enables us to develop with Java then convert it to native iphone application. I would like to ask that how efficient is developing an application using such xmlvm?
Thanks.
Note that you must compile with the Apple iPhone SDK compiler for an application to be acceptable to the App Store, hence you will need a Mac.
The MonoTouch IDE (not free) is the best bet for a Java programmer not wantning to go native. It allows to develop in .NET (Mono) and target the iPhone.
From reading the XMLVM page about iPhone targeting, it appears that this just takes Java code and generates the equivalent Objective-C code. You will still need a Mac, Xcode, and the official iPhone SDK to compile and codesign an application for submission to the App Store or use on a non-jailbroken device.
Honestly, if you're going to be needing the full iPhone SDK anyway, you'll probably be best served by taking the time to learn Objective-C and the Cocoa frameworks.