How to port an iOS game to Windows in 5 minutes

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Published onFebruary 10, 2016

published onFebruary 10, 2016

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Closing the app gap is a problem talked about so much that most people are probably sick of it. Luckily there’s a video out by David Burela that can give Windows fans a bit of hope. The video shows him porting an app using iOS source code to Windows in literally under five minutes.

The folks over atWMPU spotted his videoand it’s picked up some buzz, and rightfully so, across the Windows community. The app he ports is Canabalt, an endless runner that’s admittedly a simple app compared to what some developers will have to port. Hediscusses this more in his blog.

Burela goes through step by step in the video above on how to port code as well as how to edit it once it’s within a Windows app.

Obviously some apps will take more time than this, and to polish an app to be production ready takes more than five minutes but this is a strong proof of concept of Microsoft’s Project Islandwood in action.

Radu Tyrsina

Radu Tyrsina has been a Windows fan ever since he got his first PC, a Pentium III (a monster at that time).

For most of the kids of his age, the Internet was an amazing way to play and communicate with others, but he was deeply impressed by the flow of information and how easily you can find anything on the web.

Prior to founding Windows Report, this particular curiosity about digital content enabled him to grow a number of sites that helped hundreds of millions reach faster the answer they’re looking for.

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