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Why not use Xamarin? it has a better lenguaje (C#) and is free.

on_and_off 10y ago
C# better than java, maybe but than Kotlin ? That's a very subjective opinion. Apps written in Xamarin and kotlin work very differently : -with Xamarin you have to add the Xamarin runtine and depend on its integration. This brings several downsides : http://www.slideshare.net/KonstantinLoginov/we-are-ditching-xamarin-why http://www.slideshare.net/KonstantinLoginov/we-are-ditching-... -Kotlin outputs bytecode, so from the outside, it is just the same as any android app written in java. The output is a standard android app with one more library (the standard kotlin lib with all its base methods)
bitmapbrother 10y ago
Probably because IntelliJ is a superior IDE, Kotlin is a better language than C# and Xamarin apps look and perform like ass.
- V-2 10y ago
  I like both, but why do you consider Kotlin better than C#? I also don't get your point about how lame Xamarin apps look. Xamarin apps use native layout components (could be wrapped with lowest common denominator abstractions in case of Xamarin.Forms, but it's optional), so they're 100% capable of looking the same way your native app would.
  - voddan 10y ago
    iOS and Android UX guides have completely different approaches to the logic of user interaction. AFAIK, Xamarin does not allow to have different layouts generated from shared code. So, even that components are native, their placement is alien.
    - V-2 10y ago
      > Xamarin does not allow to have different layouts generated from shared code That's true, but noone says or recommends that all the code is shared. Typical Xamarin architecture and good practice assumes sharing the business (or domain) layer, and coding the views separately. In terms of reusability it's still superior in comparison to writing both versions natively. Obviously the level of reuse you can achieve that way very much depends on the nature of the application.

C# better than java, maybe but than Kotlin ? That's a very subjective opinion. Apps written in Xamarin and kotlin work very differently : -with Xamarin you have to add the Xamarin runtine and depend on its integration. This brings several downsides : http://www.slideshare.net/KonstantinLoginov/we-are-ditching-xamarin-why http://www.slideshare.net/KonstantinLoginov/we-are-ditching-... -Kotlin outputs bytecode, so from the outside, it is just the same as any android app written in java. The output is a standard android app with one more library (the standard kotlin lib with all its base methods)

bitmapbrother 10y ago

Probably because IntelliJ is a superior IDE, Kotlin is a better language than C# and Xamarin apps look and perform like ass.

V-2 10y ago
I like both, but why do you consider Kotlin better than C#? I also don't get your point about how lame Xamarin apps look. Xamarin apps use native layout components (could be wrapped with lowest common denominator abstractions in case of Xamarin.Forms, but it's optional), so they're 100% capable of looking the same way your native app would.
- voddan 10y ago
  iOS and Android UX guides have completely different approaches to the logic of user interaction. AFAIK, Xamarin does not allow to have different layouts generated from shared code. So, even that components are native, their placement is alien.
  - V-2 10y ago
    > Xamarin does not allow to have different layouts generated from shared code That's true, but noone says or recommends that all the code is shared. Typical Xamarin architecture and good practice assumes sharing the business (or domain) layer, and coding the views separately. In terms of reusability it's still superior in comparison to writing both versions natively. Obviously the level of reuse you can achieve that way very much depends on the nature of the application.