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IMHO such an argument from Google seems weak. Developers were more than happy to learn a new technology when the iPhone and Cocoa/ObjectiveC came along. And now
by willtim 10y ago
IMHO such an argument from Google seems weak. Developers were more than happy to learn a new technology when the iPhone and Cocoa/ObjectiveC came along. And now these same developers all seem really keen on moving to Swift, a whole new programming language, because it offers compelling improvements.
- lmm 10y agoSome developers were willing to rush to the iPhone and Swift. Many weren't.
- willtim 10y agoWell there are more than some iPhone apps, there are many high quality apps. So those unwilling to learn a new language weren't needed after all. Learning the Android API will also be just as hard, probably harder, as learning another curly brace dialect. I wouldn't be surprised if Google replaces Java with Dart at some point anyway.