(year) 9.90 - The Revolution

[LucaMs]

This update adds support for the freshly new B4XPages library. This library, which its current version is a draft version, will change the way we build B4A apps and also cross platform apps. No longer will we need to fight with Android complex activities life cycle. Nothing will be paused. Views and subs of other "pages" will be accessible. Activities will not jump out of nowhere after a forgotten http request completes and more.

In these years I have had to get used to the concepts of "activities life cycle", to try to make services survive, to the fact that the Views could not be shared, to use Resumables also with http (greatest feature), in short to become "expert" and...

now the new members will have all the food ready ?

Amazing!

 

[AnandGupta]

now the new members will have all the food ready

Well the new members will thank you for being the guinea pig , for them

Someone have to taste the food, you know, for the guest.

Regards

Anand

 

[LucaMs]

I forgot to add:

new members will find the meal ready, without having to pay the restaurant bill. We hope at least that they will leave a tip.

 

[Erel]

Truth it that it is still early to say when exactly the new B4XPages concept will be production ready and also to understand its limitations.
Resumable subs is a tool for a different task. Eventually most of the things will be the same.
B4XPages will make B4A behave more similar to B4i and B4J.

 

[LucaMs]

Resumable subs is a tool for a different task.

I was referring to this:

Activities will not jump out of nowhere after a forgotten http request completes and more.

which should be inherent (I think <- ?)

 

[rabbitBUSH]

still early to say when exactly the new B4XPages concept will be production ready

AHHH @Erel we all know what that means : Tomorrow - - - - Right? ??