Building for Glass: GDK vs. API

Presented at the Big Android BBQ 2013 - Should you go native (GDK), or should you go mirror API? Other Options?

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2. @nobleackerson @mcanziani @cabadie
   @OKGETFIT
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4. This is not a web vs. Native Talk
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6. Pass the scalpel: Choosing the right instrument
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7. The Case for API
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8. • Image attachment -- displaying an image attachment on
   the background or from an HTML payload.
   • Text-only -- displaying a text-only timeline item.
   • Text and creator -- displaying a text-only timeline item
   containing a creator.
   • HTML -- displaying a timeline item rendered using HTML
   (htmlPages are not supported).
   • Menu Items -- displaying CUSTOM menu items and sending
   fake notifications if the project is subscribed.
   • Insert -- inserting a new timeline item in a user's timeline.
   • Update -- updating existing a timeline item from a user's
   timeline.
   • Delete -- deleting existing a timeline item from a user's
   timeline.
   Playground, Mirror & Glassware Supports
   https://developers.google.com/glass/playground-usage
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11. The Case for API
    The Case for GDK
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12. Freedom!
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13. The Anatomy of GDK glassware
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14. Your native glassware
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15. The Routine: xFIT Circuit
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16. The Playground
    https://developers.google.com/glass/playground-usage
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17. NO
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18. API vs. GDK
    Demo Time
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19. Thank You
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