webOS update coming soon, PDK apps likely to land
Well, what have we here? A friendly tipster, who just so happens to be a registered Palm developer, has sent us the latest informational email from the recently-swallowed outfit, and while the tone here may be gentle, the implications are certainly serious. According to the memo, a new webOS update is "coming soon," and developers are being alerted that they'll need to be prepared to test their apps when it hits. Sometime early this month, devs will receive a specific launch date for the SDK release candidate, and while we're told that the "scope of the changes in this [forthcoming] update is limited," it'll be particularly important for coders to "test PDK apps against this release candidate." Seems like that promise of seeing PDK apps hitting the Catalog by mid-year is on track, acquisition be darned.
webOS™ Update Coming Soon - Prepare to Test Your Apps
The next version of webOS is coming soon.
You will receive an email alert in early May announcing the availability of an SDK release candidate. Please be prepared to begin testing your apps right away.
Because the scope of the changes in this update is limited, we won't be going through a full SDK beta cycle:
* You will have approximately one week to report show-stopper bugs in webOS before it is released to carriers.
* Once the build has been released to carriers, you will have another 2-3 weeks to address app-level bugs before the update lands on consumer devices.
It is especially important to test PDK apps against this release candidate. Developers of non-PDK apps should also test their apps to catch any unanticipated issues.
