Nu kan man återigen släppa iPhone appar skrivna i C#

Efteren lång tid av osäkerhet kring om program skapade med /Utvecklingsverktygen Monotouch och Monodevelop har nu Apple släppt en pressrelease där de ändrar sin tidigare hållning kring att alla applikationer som tillåts på App Store måste vara skrivna i språket Objective-C. Det nya kravet är nu att applikationerna inte får hämta och exekvera kod från internet. Syftet är självklart att komma åt Flash men tillåta /Utvecklingsverktyg som Monodevelop.

Nu är det alltså återigen möjligt att utveckla med mitt favoritspråk C# och få applikationerna publicerade på App Store.

Här är utdrag från pressmeddelandet:

Statement by Apple on App Store Review Guidelines

The App Store℠ has revolutionized the way mobile applications are developed and distributed. With over 250,000 apps and 6.5 billion downloads, the App Store has become the world's largest mobile application platform and App Store developers have earned over one billiondollars from the sales of their apps.

We are continually trying to make the App Store even better. We have listened to our developers and taken much of their feedback to heart. Based on their input, today we are making some important changes to our iOS Developer Program license in sections 3.3.1, 3.3.2 and 3.3.9 to relax some restrictions we put in place earlier this year.

In particular, we are relaxing all restrictions onthe development tools used to create iOS apps, as long as the resulting apps do not download any code. This should give developers the flexibility they want, while preserving the security we need.

In addition, for the first time we are publishing the App Store Review Guidelines to help developers understand how we review submitted apps. We hope it will make us more transparent and help our developers create even more successful apps for the App Store.

The App Store is perhaps the most important milestone in the history of mobile software. Working together with our developers, we will continue to surprise and delight our users with innovative mobile apps.

Källa: Engadget.com

Christian Landgren
2010-09-12