What are the core differences in platform support between TideSDK and TideKit? [closed]

Question

I have a project I have coded using TideSDK. What is the difference in purpose and support for platforms between TideSDK and TideKit?

Answer 1

There are key technical differences between TideKit and TideSDK despite the similar sounding name. TideKit is an application development platform for desktop, web and mobile whereas TideSDK is a desktop SDK (Software Development Kit).

TideKit was developed by the same core developers that developed TideSDK. They went on to found CoastalForge to create TideKit with the vision of creating for all screens and devices. From the source code of a single project, an app can be built and packaged for each device, bridging each language, its user interfaces and capabilities. As of this date, TideKit has been in development and is due to be released. Development can be following on Twitter at https://twitter.com/tidekit

TideKit is not a single tool, piece of software, UI or SDK (Software Development Kit). It is a central hub for app development. TideKit combines remote software together with local software that you use on your system. Developers write code using their favourite text editor and interact with TideKit through a CLI (Command Line Interface) or through interaction with the TideKit app.

TideKit provides more than a single approach to development. In its simplest form it can be used in a similar way to TideSDK for app development, but it has much greater capabilities. TideKit was designed to create ubiquitous apps for all screens and devices at one time. This is accomplished using CommonJS. You write your project code once, then build and package it for virtually all operating systems and devices for mobile, web and desktop. Development using TideKit is fully unified for client, server, desktop, mobile or web.

The primary advantages are access (ie developing in JavaScript instead of the core languages to get native features), development speed (everything can be created at a fraction of the time compared to developing for one platform), lower development cost, and more reach (able to create for all platforms to monetize everywhere with a single effort).

TideKit is for the whole of app development, therefore it differs greatly in platform support that is summarized below. Despite these differences, a TideSDK project may be migrated to TideKit with small changes in your code.

TideKit

• Windows XP
• Windows Vista
• Windows 7
• Windows 8
• OSX 10.6 Snow Leopard
• OSX 10.7 Lion
• OSX 10.8 Mountain Lion
• OSX 10.9 Mavericks
• Ubuntu 12.04
• Ubuntu 12.11
• Ubuntu 13.04
• iOS 6
• iOS 7
• Android
• Ubuntu Server
• RedHat
• CentOS

TideSDK

• Windows XP
• Windows Vista
• Windows 7
• Windows 8
• OSX 10.6 Snow Leopard
• OSX 10.7 Lion
• OSX 10.8 Mountain Lion
• Ubuntu 12.04
• Ubuntu 12.11