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Google has been working with the alternative already: https://flutter.github.io/ https://flutter.github.io/ . Probably usable in some months.
by afsina 11y ago
Google has been working with the alternative already: https://flutter.github.io/ https://flutter.github.io/ . Probably usable in some months.
- outside1234 11y agoIt uses Dart. Which despite looking like a nice language, approximately nobody knows. So I'm not sure this is really an viable alternative.
- afsina 11y agoMost android developers have Java background. Dart fits better there.
- discreteevent 11y agoIn fairness, if you know JavaScript then you wouldn't be long picking it up. Not compared to say Objective C or C++ or even Java. Its dynamically typed with objects and lambdas etc.
- mda 11y agoDon't underestimate the hate of Java developers for JavaScript, they would do anything to not to touch it (including learning dart, which is a nicer language than both).
- jbigelow76 11y agoThat seems like it's going to be a tough sell seeing as it uses Dart instead of JS when JS devs already have React Native, NativeScript, Titanium and Cordova to choose from. But I'm a firm believer in a rising tide lifts all ships, so bring it on Google!
- boundlessdreamz 11y agoOne advantage of React Native is that facebook uses it and hence they will keep developing it. Unless Google apps start using Flutter, it may not gain traction/resources.
- statictype 11y agoExcept if they find out that it doesn't scale and abandon it. They have engineering resources to rewrite their app from the ground-up in whatever new technology they want. Do you? Not trying to discourage the use of it - just that "Facebook uses it in production" isn't really a big sell for me.