Summary: (http://kamlashow.com/podcast/wp-content/uploads/WalterLuh_AnscaMobile_Corona-150x150.jpg)2010 will go down as the year of apps. There are thousands of apps available for different handsets that use different operating systems (OS), which creates a challenge for app developers. Developers have to tweak and test their code for different handsets and OS. Sensing an opportunity in the nascent and burgeoning apps marketplace Walter Luh and Carlos Icaza started Ansca Mobile (http://www.anscamobile.com/). They developed a cross-platform dev tool tailored to meet the needs of a rapidly changing mobile app landscape. Their product Corona (http://www.anscamobile.com/corona/) allows developers to create apps and games for both Apple's IOS and Google's Android. This simple but powerful tool is helping developers quickly create and deploy their apps online as Luh points out in the interview. Corona (http://blog.anscamobile.com/2010/11/corona-in-apples-top-10-development-tools/) is one of the top dev tools downloaded from Apple's website. Corona SDK is currently available for Mac platform. Luh and his team are working on making their tool available for Windows platforms. Luh has degrees from Swarthmore College and Stanford University (http://www.stanford.edu). He previously worked with Adobe and Apple. He has worked with the top two authoring tools for the creative community - Adobe's Illustrator (http://www.adobe.com/products/illustrator/whatisillustrator/) and Apple's Final Cut Pro (http://www.apple.com/finalcutstudio/finalcutpro/) This interview is part of a longer interview that was first aired on 90.1 FM, KZSU in Stanford Spotlight program in Dec 2010.
