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Absolutely. Not to mention the dreadful existence of the „Support libraries“ in their myriad versions which are just blindly included into every project…
by alex_suzuki 4y ago
Absolutely. Not to mention the dreadful existence of the „Support libraries“ in their myriad versions which are just blindly included into every project…
- jeroenhd 4y agoThose support libraries are the reason half the apps on my device still function because I haven't gotten the latest incremental Android upgrade. I don't see the problem here. As a developer you can implement support for older versions yourself if you want to, all you need to do is write stubs for every API and platform feature to mske them work somewhat consistently on older platforms. I don't see why you'd waste the time if Google has already done so for your, but you can.
- izacus 4y agoSupport libraries are no.1 cause of envy in iOS community because they make developers life significantly easier while still serving people running older devices. I've yet to see anyone belittle that like you did.
- alex_suzuki 4y agoI am not belittling. I have used the Support libraries in every Android app I’ve ever worked on. I am just pointing out that like Play Services, and the post we are commenting on, the support libraries are symptoms of a root cause.
- lawgimenez 4y agoSupport libraries are a blessing, our app last year still supports Marshmallow with no issues.