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Develop Apps Quickly with Quickly

This aptly named tool makes the developmen­t of apps a simple and fast process.

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rbuntu is a Linux distributi­on that has gained a lot of momentum in the past few years. bver since it brought about revolution­ary changes like rnity in its interface, and now the upcoming display server known as jir, it has been a topic of debate among Linux and open source enthusiast­s. oegardless of whether these changes are good or bad, these features have certainly given it unpreceden­ted exposure to the public, who are increasing­ly looking beyond tindows and jac, to install rbuntu on their machines. rbuntu installati­on is now easier than ever before, due to the much improved and UefiQeG LQVWDOODWL­RQ SURFeGuUe.

rnder these circumstan­ces, a lot of organisati­ons like salve are being tempted to begin support for the platform with products like Steam, and games like Portal and Left for Dead 2 which are now available on Linux. ft now also makes sense for all big and small developers to take advantage of rbuntu’s growing popularity and start focusing on this platform. But this throws up the problem of reJlearnin­g the innumerabl­e tools and tricks involved in developing and publishing an app for rbuntu. Though Linux provides multiple options for tools at each stage of software developmen­t, it becomes even harder when the developer has to choose the best tool for the purpose.

nuickly makes this process much easier by providing a standard applicatio­n stack that guides the developer by simplifyin­g and reducing each step to a much easier interface. ft does this by providing a readyJmade empty applicatio­n template along with a tutorial that takes you through each step of applicatio­n developmen­t. lf course, alternativ­es do exist in the form of nt and the jono framework, but nuickly will prove to be easier requiring less time to learn how to use the developmen­t tools.

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