DragonFire SDK

DragonFireSDK

Developer(s)	Zimusoft Inc.
Stable release	1.4 / 27 January 2011
Operating system	Microsoft Windows (Creation) iPhone/iPad (Deployment)
Type	Software development kit Mobile software
Website	DragonFireSDK.com

DragonFireSDK is a Windows iOS development kit created by Texas-based technology startup Zimusoft.^[1][2] The SDK is so far the only way to do iPhone and iPad development on Windows for the entire development and distribution process.^[3] You write code in C++, with Microsoft Visual C++ being the standard IDE. You can test and debug on Windows, and can also do "device builds", which allow you to use iTunes and the DragonFire SDK Build Center to test out your applications on your iOS device.

History

Before DragonFireSDK, Zimusoft primarily created computer simulation software for Texas Instruments and Nokia. After one of the 3-5 employees noticed the absence of a Windows iPhone SDK, they began to develop the SDK in beta. At first, the system would only work on jailbroken devices, but the "Build Center" fixed this by allowing a way to port your code written on Windows to their Macintosh computer, have it compiled there, and sent back to you to be tested on the actual device.

Features

• Location services and GPS access
• iAd integration
• Phone/Facetime calls
• SMS messaging
• Safari access, Maps access
• NetSend() function for network access
• Sound file playing (SND, MP3)
• Image displaying
• Device information access (Name, UDID, iOS device type, etc.).

External links

• Zimusoft Inc. Website
• SD Times Article
• Jolt Award

Notes

1. ^ DragonFireSDK.com
2. ^ Zimusoft.com
3. ^ http://ManiacDev.com/2010/01/iphone-development-windows-options-available