Adobe blogger on Apple iPhone SDK restriction

[Christopher Browne]

On Thu, Apr 15, 2010 at 12:55 PM, D. Hugh Redelmeier <hugh-pmF8o41NoarQT0dZR+AlfA at public.gmane.org> wrote:
> As a computer scientist, I would think the line between programming
> language and something else is not at all clear.

"Applications must be originally written in Objective-C, C, C++, or
JavaScript as executed by the iPhone OS WebKit engine, and only code
written in C, C++, and Objective-C may compile and directly link
against the documented APIs (e.g., applications that link to
documented APIs through an intermediary translation or compatibility
layer or tool are prohibited)."

It looks a lot like a "boy, we want to give Android a shot in the
arm!" thing.  Not intentionally, but it certainly has the side-effect
of making other platforms look more attractive.
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