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Asked: 2026-05-25T09:34:11+00:00

I’ve been wanting to get into mobile/tablet app development but I’m not sure whether

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I’ve been wanting to get into mobile/tablet app development but I’m not sure whether to go with iOS or Android. Here are a few specific questions I had:

  1. What would you recommend for someone who has a background in python and C++?

  2. Is developing for the honeycomb os for tablets pretty much the same as android development?

  3. This might be a silly question but I’ve also wanted to start developing GUI programs for windows and Mac OS. Is there any way to write something in python using PyQt or wxPython and make it usable on mobile operating systems as well? Just wondering.

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    What would you recommend for someone who has a background in python
    and C++?

    Android uses Java as the main programming language, iOS uses Objective-C.
    IMHO Java is easier to learn and more consistent compared to Obj-C.

    Is developing for the honeycomb os for tablets pretty much the same as
    android development?

    Honeycomb is Android version 3. So yes, developing for Honeycomb is developing for Android, albeit differences in UI guidelines.

    This might be a silly question but I’ve also wanted to start
    developing GUI programs for windows and Mac OS. Is there any way to
    write something in python using PyQt or wxPython and make it usable on
    mobile operating systems as well? Just wondering.

    Mouse and keyboard interactions are pretty much different than touch screen interactions (assuming you’re talking about touch screen smartphones). When I began mobile app development, I always use the wrong sizes for the buttons etc.

    The nearest can be done is maybe using Adobe AIR that allows you to deploy to desktops and mobile phones using same code base.

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