Roku Developer Program

[coskel]

I am new to developing for Roku, and a search shows that Eclipse is recommended to do development.
(I have been using a text editor to manually play with the example files, text editors are what I'm used to)

So the wiki documentation under section 9 says to install the Eclipse plugin, but it doesn't say WHERE or HOW.
The Developer Guide doesn't include this information at all.

Question 2 - is there an updated section on the forums for new developers with answers to basic questions like this so I don't have to keep cluttering up the forum with n00b posts?

TIA -

coskel

[squirreltown]

Nothing wrong with using a text editor.

For the Eclipse plug-in, you have to install Eclipse on your machine first. Consult the Google for that.

Don't think anyone minds n00b posts, thats why this board is here.

[NewManLiving]

the eclipse plugin
http://sdkdocs.roku.com/display/sdkdoc/Eclipse+Plugin+Guide

[TheEndless]

"squirreltown" wrote:
Nothing wrong with using a text editor.

For the Eclipse plug-in, you have to install Eclipse on your machine first. Consult the Google for that.

Don't think anyone minds n00b posts, thats why this board is here.

Agreed. Eclipse, if you've never used it before, may be a little daunting and distracting if you're just starting out.

[coskel]

ok, so using a text editor and manually uploading it through the Roku plugin installation is ok? yippee.

re: Don't think anyone minds n00b posts, thats why this board is here.

You may wish you hadn't said that 😉

I don't really believe in recreating the wheel - years of web dev has taught me that if there is a perfectly goo working script that is open source, use it.

So is it ok to use the sample files to develop an application and then submit it for publishing?
Or does everything have to be custom all the way down the line?

Looking to setup a basic video channel to start, and then expand to paid options, and it looks like the sample files will be fine to play with.

Thanks in advance

[kc8pql]

So is it ok to use the sample files to develop an application and then submit it for publishing?

Yes

[NewManLiving]

Don't be put off by the complexity. As you
Learn and develop larger applications you will
Appreciate the eclipse plugin even with its
Quirks. Everything is right there. It's not just a
Matter of having a text editor. When you start
Writing larger and more complex applications
You begin to acquire more brs files , image files ,
Font files , sound files, versions, reference files
Of previously built components , etc.
the project manager is ideal for accessing,
Moving, changing names, viewing. Even XML
And I believe there may be or was an add on
For Json. Never pursued that one. You can quickly
Locate functions and variables in the outliner
If I had to go looking for all these things I would give up
Not to mention the quick processing and loading of your
Channel. You can quickly create projects or load examples
Well the latter needs a little work
For some reason the list box it is covered up in my version
But there is another way to do it which is easy if you want to

This is not meant to be a plug for the plugin. For me anyway, its
Much more productive than the text/zip/load for large projects

Unless you are a really organized person that knows what was done and where
Everything Is, then get used to the eclipse/bs plugin it organizes for you

[coskel]

ok, sounds good.
Since the eventual project will be fairly complex, I will start looking at it.