Yeah, the OP was not phrased very well, but I 1) understood exactly what he was asking about and 2) was immediately wracking my brain to try and find that game for the iPhone that uses Perl on the backend that was mentioned on this site. Luckily I still have it installed, because finding it has proven to be be like searching for a needle in a haystack (it's "The Lacuna Expanse", btw).
Meanwhile, all you did was hurl insults at a post you apparently failed to read the entirety of. All I can say is you should really find a better pastime than trolling for poorly phrased questions.
Update: You know, looking at the OP again, it looks fine to me. It's written in a very casual style, but the OP makes it very clear he's looking for pointers to good resources on what he is trying to do, so a more formal style is not necessary. The only problem I see here is the overzealous responses the OP received.
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Perl isn't supported by android marketplace and the apple app stores. I didn't expect you to do research for me, just to point me in the right direction if you knew what you were talking about, but it doesn't seem like you do. You didn't read my question, I stated that perl couldn't be used for the tablet part, outlined what the server side component should do and asked if perl was suitable for that task.
But thanks all the same, for jumping to conclusions and bashing the newbie. Did you even try a websearch for "bluetooth" or "network", several pages in and the results have nothing to do with what I've asked. Don't give such stupid advice. If you don't know the answer, or don't want to help, fine, just don't pounce on those requesting help. | [reply] |
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"I stated that perl couldn't be used for the tablet part"
Before you flame, I suggest you check your premise.
A google search for terms("android" "Perl") produces dozens of hits... including these for the first five:
- https://www.socialtext.net/perl5/android
- http://szabgab.com/perl-on-android.html
- http://arul-jegadish.com/release/?p=35
- http://code.google.com/p/perldroid/
- http://radar.oreilly.com/2009/06/scripting-comes-to-android.html
Given the number of reputable fora there, I'm led to suspect that one or more would prove useful in terms of running Perl on an Android tablet (but no, I didn't do any more of your research for you). In any case, even if none of those hits and the hundreds which follow 'pan out' for you, it was a valid suggestion, in the face of an inchoate question.
To your "Did you even try a websearch for "bluetooth" or "network"" the answer is "no" ...because I suggested '"bluetooth" AND "network"' (emphasis supplied) ... and if that forces you to review the hits "several pages in" -- why, I say 'aw, gee, I'm sorry, poor, abused little OP.'
But, were it not for the tenor of the reply overall, <sarcasm> I might be tempted to ++ it, for including a critical element: the range of tablets </sarcasm> (but, on the other hand, probably not).
<ill-tempered Note:> List Items deliberately not linkified, with malice aforethought. </ill-tempered note>
Now excuse me, please, while I rinse the acid off my tongue... and out of my eyes.
updated with sarcasm tags and to correct missing close_paren
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Ooooh, aaaah and on the first screen of one of those two (do your own looking) is this link:
http://code.google.com/p/android-scripting/
What? Google has a link? Whodathunk? Shucks, the page even has a QR code block to lead you on the way.
Now to avoid hours of yak washing and phone mangling.
Be Appropriate && Follow Your Curiosity
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