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Re: Ask HN: Am I crazy or is Android development awful?

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Post by pas »

deprecative wrote: post #139
pas wrote: post #124

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It's incredibly robust compared to Windows https://recorder.easeus.com/screen-recording-resource/macos-... https://lifehacker.com/tech/mac-os-sonoma-update-fixes-scree... ... okay I don't even know what's this :D

Funny, for a lot of the functionality you get with Windows you have to pay some random dev for with MacOS. Window management alone feels like it's baby's first computer.

of course, but that's on the feature completeness axis not on the stability (robustness), right?

I mean on macOS the Settings are so spartan it can really fit on an unfolded napkin. for power/battery management you need something like Amphetamine. Furthermore AFAIK there are no per-SSID network settings, so you either do DHCP or static IP. Have fun manually changing every time you go home-office. And so on.

Re: Ask HN: Am I crazy or is Android development awful?

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Post by hasbot »

vips7L wrote: post #56
hasbot wrote: post #28

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Gradle replaced Maven which replaced ant which replaced make. The tech treadmill was one of the reasons I retired early and I'm glad I did. What is the new hotness replacing Gradle?

Gradle replacing maven seems like a stretch. Maybe on Android. But everywhere else Maven is still going strong.

This is an Android thread. In this context, Gradle has most definitely replaced Maven.

Re: Ask HN: Am I crazy or is Android development awful?

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Post by deadmutex »

3np wrote: post #123
deadmutex wrote: post #63

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What does caked-in mean?

https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/learner-english/... > to be covered with a thick, dry layer of something

I read that, but it doesn't really make sense in context.

Re: Ask HN: Am I crazy or is Android development awful?

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Post by vips7L »

hasbot wrote: post #152
vips7L wrote: post #56

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Gradle replacing maven seems like a stretch. Maybe on Android. But everywhere else Maven is still going strong.

This is an Android thread. In this context, Gradle has most definitely replaced Maven.

I don't think that's the context when they referred to ant and make.

Re: Ask HN: Am I crazy or is Android development awful?

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Post by worstspotgain »

deadmutex wrote: post #153
3np wrote: post #123

Earlier quoted context omitted.

https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/learner-english/... > to be covered with a thick, dry layer of something

I read that, but it doesn't really make sense in context.

Sorry for the odd usage. The idea is taking a shortcut through a field and caking your boots in mud, or cheating in Game of Thrones and caking your sword in blood. I could have worded it better for sure.

Re: Ask HN: Am I crazy or is Android development awful?

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Post by 3np »

worstspotgain wrote: post #155
deadmutex wrote: post #153

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I read that, but it doesn't really make sense in context.

Sorry for the odd usage. The idea is taking a shortcut through a field and caking your boots in mud, or cheating in Game of Thrones and caking your sword in blood. I could have worded it better for sure.

FWIW, I think it was great (enough that it wouldn't hurt elaborating on the analogy when introducing it).

My mind went to machinery turning rigid and clunky over time due to being caked-in with a crust of thickening dust/rust/tech-debt, especially concentrated on sections "hot-fixed" with the metaphorical duct-tape/glue/lube/almost-fitting-spare.

If you want your machinery running smoothly and be easily servicable with off-the-shelf-parts, you can't skimp on maintenance for too long.

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