It would be lovely if anyone could bother assessing HarmonyOS on the grounds it takes itself on, rather than these endless vapid articles discussing it only as

It would be lovely if anyone could bother assessing HarmonyOS on the grounds it takes itself on, rather than these endless vapid articles discussing it only as it compares to Android. HarmonyOS begat China's first ministry of open source, where all the big names lined up behind OpenAtom foundation, to carry the work forward. There's ongoing efforts in tons of sectors to use the technology: mobile of course, but also in-vehicle, medical, energy and industrial. There's a neat LiteOS based low kernel that integrates with the ecosystem,Linux, and now microkernels that can run Linux compatibility layers semi-alooe Fuschia. The UI system is a pretty interesting thing extending TypeScript, ArkUI, with a very complete integrative ark tool. What I find really unique and compelling is the DSoftBus, which is a kind of semi-automatic distributed object layer that apps more or less get built on by default. In theory, it should be a fantastic uniquotous & pervasive computing layer, where apps and devices by default can be accessed and controlled without the app or controller having to custom code the effort; many of the advantages of something like grpc but with automatic networking & not having to think about the effort, with distributed objects being more normal. The Android story is so boring. Android is boring. Android has done almost nothing of interest for a decade anyways: like most OS it is still & subservient, barely present, letting apps run the show. It's such a boring story to discuss HarmonyOS on compare to another boring unmoving bland OS doing nothing. HarmonyOS has some interesting actual change its working for, and we should be actually diving into that, rather than this persistently bland ass coverage. Even The Reg fails to unearth a single notable useful thing to say. I wish coverage were better. Alas Huawei requires a passport photo & bank information to sign up for the very powerful dev account. There's the OpenHarmony code available on the state run gitee, but there's very little help on how to assemble & turn the dozens of repos into anything usable, alas. And it seems like HarmonyOS Next is much more prosperity than the OpenAtom OpenHarmony efforts, further confounding assessment. Still, it seems like while some layers like the kernel might change, it seems like continuity will be maintained on many levels like DSoftBus and ArkUI. It'd be worthwhile to actually dig in & understand merit here, especially given how bereft & unmoving OSes have been on all other fronts; Android support is not particularly interesting. https://gitee.com/openharmony https://gitee.com/openharmony