Austin, Texas – Xojo, Inc., the company that has enabled over 330,000 developers to build native cross-platform applications, today announced the availability of Xojo 2017 Release 2. Xojo is a rapid application development tool for making apps for the desktop (macOS, Windows and Linux), web, iOS, and Raspberry Pi. In addition to over 250 improvements, this release focuses on enhancements to 64-bit support, Linux GTK 3 and HiDPI, and iOS Launch Screen support.
Xojo is the best environment for professional developers, citizen developers and hobbyists alike. Xojo applications compile to machine code for greater performance and security. It uses native controls so apps look and feel right on each platform. Since one set of source code can be used to support multiple platforms, development is ten times faster. Xojo comes with a drag and drop user interface builder and one straightforward programming language for development.
“Our goal has always been to let you focus your energy on what makes your app unique. When there are significant shifts in technology whether it’s new versions of a particular OS, changes to display technology, new processors, etc., our job at Xojo is to shield you as much as possible from work that developers using other tools face,” commented Geoff Perlman, Founder and CEO of Xojo, Inc. “We have focused on finalizing our transition to 64-bit and it’s really gratifying to us when we hear how simple we have made these transitions.”
“I wasn’t too sure what to expect from the 64-bit transition, but knowing that Apple is planning to cut off 32-bit support next year made me want to move our macOS app over,” said Tom Catchesides of Light Blue Software. “I selected 64-bit, crossed my fingers and pressed the Xojo’s Build button. Despite the size of my app, it compiled without error for 64-bit and works fine – more than fine in fact. The 64-bit debug build certainly feels snappy and responsive.”
Xojo 2017 Release 2 features:
* 64-bit improvements, including 64-bit XojoScript, faster and more consistent string handling and Windows icons and version information
* GTK+ 3 and HiDPI on Linux
* iOS Launch Screen support
* IDE, web-platform and iOS-layout improvements
Xojo 2017 Release 2 is available now. Xojo is free to use for learning and development.
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Xojo, Inc. was founded with the idea that software development should be accessible to anyone. With traditional tools, creating software applications can be a very complicated process, but using Xojo anyone can learn to create high quality, native apps for the desktop, web, mobile and Raspberry Pi. With users all over the world, Xojo apps can be found in every conceivable category – from commercial software applications to use in governments, universities, businesses, and the Fortune 500. All Material and Software (C) Copyright 2017 Xojo, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Apple, the Apple logo, iPhone, iPod, iPad and macOS are registered trademarks of Apple Inc. in the U.S. and/or other countries. Other trademarks and registered trademarks may be the property of their respective owners.