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There used to be a lot of different code editor and coding environment projects on Android in the first few years it came out. What happened?
by moron4hire 3y ago
There used to be a lot of different code editor and coding environment projects on Android in the first few years it came out. What happened?
- analog31 3y agoI can only relate my own experience. I got excited about coding on Android, and bought a tablet when the first version came out that supported Python. It turned out that coding on the tiny screen was a chore, even with a keyboard, programming Android was harder than I expected, and... the biggest thing was that since the start of the smart phone era, I simply haven't had a good enough idea for an app.
- lelanthran 3y ago> the biggest thing was that since the start of the smart phone era, I simply haven't had a good enough idea for an app. Doesn't matter if you do, some dodgy company in a foreign country will happily wrap your app in ads and somehow be higher in the search results than your app[1]. If it's a really good idea, someone like Zynga will simply write a polished clone and make millions off your idea while your original app still doesn't show up in the search results.[2] Or anywhere, for that matter. [1] I wrote an app in 2012 or thereabouts and this happened to me. I don't know if it is still possible. [2] See how well they did this with Angry Birds.