Pixate Engine Now Free

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Post by robin_reala » Tue, Jul 02, 2013, 10:20 AM UTC

Pixate Engine Now Free
pixate.com

Re: Pixate Engine Now Free

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Post by killahpriest » Tue, Jul 02, 2013, 11:26 AM UTC

Thank you! That splash screen slowed down development time so much. Add 3 to 5 seconds to every single build and run.

Re: Pixate Engine Now Free

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Post by jasonkolb » Tue, Jul 02, 2013, 12:12 PM UTC

Looks pretty cool, but iOS only from what I can tell. Not sure I can seriously look at a technology that doesn't support Android at this point.

Re: Pixate Engine Now Free

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Post by millerm » Tue, Jul 02, 2013, 12:19 PM UTC

I helped fund the project (only $100), but I don't mind it being given away. I hope this is being continued though. I have seen a couple other similar APIs out there that are free(dom) and available on GitHub but I really liked this API.

Anyone know if there are plans on providing source in the future? Not that I really want to look at it, I've enough code to write. But, It's nice to have it so I can make sure I'm safe for the future.

Also, does anyone know if this decision was brought by the design changes in iOS 7?

Re: Pixate Engine Now Free

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Post by grigy » Tue, Jul 02, 2013, 12:21 PM UTC

I wonder if anyone here actually used it. How much does it increase the size of executable?

Re: Pixate Engine Now Free

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Post by joeblau » Tue, Jul 02, 2013, 12:25 PM UTC

grigy wrote: post #5

I wonder if anyone here actually used it. How much does it increase the size of executable?

I'm using it right now, the ./PXEngine.framework directory which is what you import into your project is 5.2M.

Honestly, the framework is pretty awesome. It makes styling your application as easy as Apple should have made it.

Re: Pixate Engine Now Free

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Post by Ecio78 » Tue, Jul 02, 2013, 12:27 PM UTC

Another news published on their site:

We've raised $3.8M from Accel Partners to expand Pixate's products and services Today we're announcing our Series A round, and we're super excited about it!

http://www.pixate.com/blog/article/2013-07-02-investment-ann...

Re: Pixate Engine Now Free

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Post by Ecio78 » Tue, Jul 02, 2013, 12:29 PM UTC

jasonkolb wrote: post #3

Looks pretty cool, but iOS only from what I can tell. Not sure I can seriously look at a technology that doesn't support Android at this point.

According to their other news (which I've just posted here) the funding they've received will be used (also) for developing Android and Mac versions of their engine

Re: Pixate Engine Now Free

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Post by grigy » Tue, Jul 02, 2013, 12:30 PM UTC

It would be awesome if they also support Android (and other platforms), which I think they will eventually do. You would design once and get the same look across all the platforms.

Re: Pixate Engine Now Free

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Post by joeblau » Tue, Jul 02, 2013, 12:33 PM UTC

millerm wrote: post #4

I helped fund the project (only $100), but I don't mind it being given away. I hope this is being continued though. I have seen a couple other similar APIs out there that are free(dom) and available on GitHub but I really liked this API. Anyone know if there are plans on providing source in the future? Not that I really want to look at it, I've enough code to write. But, It's nice to have it so I can make sure I'm sa…

Not sure if the decision was made due to iOS7, but mine (Paid version) doesn't run on iOS7.

IMHO, this is needed even more in iOS7. Some of the UI design choices on iOS7 are terrible like the removal of button backgrounds/borders. I upgraded an iOS6 app to iOS7 and gave it to a friend and he just stared at it because he didn't realize that there were buttons on the screen for him to click on.