Auotmated app development is here with AppLoop
With the iPhone SDK, Apple is leading a new mobile development movement that is ahead of it’s time; however, this innovation comes with a major setback: It requires Cocoa (or Objective-C) programming knowledge. Someone without knowledge of this may have a great idea for an app, but not the knowledge of this relatively new take on a programming language. This is where AppLoop comes in.

AppLoop is a new service that allows anyone with a web browser and RSS feed to create an application similar to the AP News app and submit it to the App Store — and you don’t have to write any code at all. Their service works by generating a .plist file on the server side (based on choices that you make). The file is then passed through a couple of AppleScripts that generates the code based on the choices, and compiles it for you in the background.
The entire app-creation process takes only a minute or two, and you have an application ready to be deployed to the App Store. Currently, AppLoop is offering the RSS reader application, but they have plans to add additional paid features down the road. This one could be pretty big if they choose to continue developing it.
You can find out more information about this service by visiting their website, where they have screenshots of apps in action.
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