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Wait... we were talking about ease of access right? Just re-reading the getting started guide for flutter, you need a set of tools, the flutter SDK, xcode etc.
by solidr53 8y ago
Wait... we were talking about ease of access right?
Just re-reading the getting started guide for flutter, you need a set of tools, the flutter SDK, xcode etc.
That's not one command.
The same goes for React Native, you need node and xcode for building locally just like with flutter.
I am talking about the advantage expo offers to try React Native without any tools.
Heck you could try it in an iPad only if you'd want.
- deforciant 8y agoI didn't find it hard to set up, it's just once CLI that also has "flutter doctor" command that tells you if something is wrong. Since I already had XCode (as I was doing some work on Swift) and Android Studio, I didn't find it even a little bit annoying :) What really made the difference for me was their CLI to build and run the app + batteries included approach where the router is available out of the box and you don't need to look through some GitHub projects on how to implement routing and authentication in your app. That wasn't the case with RN. Also, in this setup, all the infrastructure is in your computer, no need for a cloud service like Expo. However, I do agree with you that if you just want to try something simple, it will be easier with it, it's just how much can you trust that service and why would you for something more serious?