Developers looking to launch titles on multiple platforms simultaneously are faced with the prospect of working on several versions at once, each one accommodating the various nuances of the operating systems and hardware at hand.
Particle Code is by no means alone in looking to serve up some sort of fix, but the firm's free public beta which supports programming languages included Java, C# and ActionScript3 is designed to deliver both simplicity, and a powerful level of performance.
One for all
The firm's platform is built on top of the Eclipse IDE and comes equipped with a WYSIWYG editor, isometric and physics engines, backend and translation technologies.
But, like many cross-platform tools, it's the SDK's support for HTML5 that Particle Code is keen to push forward.
While the SDK beta supports the development of native apps, the platform's strength in delivering HTML5 apps is its focus, given the standard allows it to hit multiple platforms at the same time.
HTML5 hype
"We are excited about the future of HTML5 and wanted to create a flexible environment that would allow mobile developers to harness the best of what both native and web applications have to offer," said CEO Galia Benartzi.
"We set out to provide a holistic solution that would enable developers to achieve the same cross-platform benefits that HTML5 promises tomorrow but with the power that truly native applications deliver today.
"And while other cross-platform tools limit support to scripting languages, Particle brings millions of Java, and other programmers back into the mobile app arena."
Currently free to download from the firm's website, Particle Code claims the SDK will be available without charge throughout its beta period, with those that sign up now receiving 90 percent off future costs moving forward.
[source: Fierce Mobile]
