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Interesting acquisition considering they also bought Form[0]. Would love to see some designer-centric prototyping tools built by Google specifically for Android

• pavlov 11y ago
  I'm involved in Neonto, a startup that makes a design tool that targets both iOS and Android: http://neonto.com http://neonto.com The unique twist is that Neonto Studio generates real native code (Obj-C for iOS, Java for Android), so it's possible to use it even for complete apps, not just prototypes.
  • jtwebman 11y ago
    Is it using React Native?
    • pavlov 11y ago
      No, the generated code uses the native frameworks on each platform. (We basically have separate back-ends for each supported platform: iOS, Android, Apple Watch.) It's "dependency-free" -- there's no intermediate runtime or framework involved. This keeps app sizes down, and also makes the generated UI code easier to integrate with programmers' workflows. We started on this a long time before React Native was announced, so it wasn't even an option... However recently we've been entertaining the thought of generating React Native instead of the native UI frameworks. That would be a major pivot for the product, but if React Native takes off, it might make sense. What do you think?
      • Qworg 11y ago
        I'd far prefer a generator that creates pure native code over one that creates a dependency.
      • tluyben2 11y ago
        As we have discussed before ;) I would think it smarter to allow developers to hook into the code generation process so it can be integrated in their own toolchain and processes.
    • ddon 11y ago
      Please support React Native output! RN is taking off pretty rapidly...
    • guelo 11y ago
      He said it targets Android so its obviously not using React Native.
  • danr4 11y ago
    Looks promising. Can't find any reviews/blog posts of using it. Do you have any example apps that were made using neonto?
    • pavlov 11y ago
      We're still pretty thin on that front. The public beta was released earlier this year and the feature set has been in flux. Most of the pilot customers have been building just prototypes. Below are some iOS apps that were released on the App Store. These were 100% exported from Neonto Studio (that is, the entire app was created visually, and no manual modifications were made to the exported Xcode projects). MyMotto -- https://itunes.apple.com/ai/app/mymotto/id1015892461?mt=8 https://itunes.apple.com/ai/app/mymotto/id1015892461?mt=8 CupidCam -- https://itunes.apple.com/fi/app/cupidcam/id964443710?mt=8 https://itunes.apple.com/fi/app/cupidcam/id964443710?mt=8 Luolasto -- https://itunes.apple.com/fi/app/luolasto/id863953563?mt=8 https://itunes.apple.com/fi/app/luolasto/id863953563?mt=8 (Sorry, this one is in Finnish, but you can pretty much just scroll around and click on buttons to see what's in there.) Kallio Kukkii -- https://itunes.apple.com/fi/app/kallio-kukkii/id990581243?mt=8 https://itunes.apple.com/fi/app/kallio-kukkii/id990581243?mt... (Another one in Finnish... This one was made by a graphics design student on her own, so it's a worthwhile example in that sense.)
      • danr4 11y ago
        Cool. Well these are very basic samples. Would love to see how it handles bigger apps. And as someone else asked, only OS X? is a windows or linux port on the roadmap sometimes soon?
  • Eridrus 11y ago
    Is this Mac-only for the foreseeable future?
• bitmapbrother 11y ago
  Is there a need? Pixate already performs Android prototyping.