An iOS Developer Takes on Android
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An iOS Developer Takes on Android
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Re: An iOS Developer Takes on Android
#2As an iOS developer, this is probably the best comparison between iOS and Android development that I've read. I'm pretty scared of Eclipse and the slow-as-hell emulator doesn't sound fun, but coding layouts that don't involve lots of "how tall is this text for this given width?" calculations is a welcome addition.
Re: An iOS Developer Takes on Android
#3As an iOS developer, this is probably the best comparison between iOS and Android development that I've read. I'm pretty scared of Eclipse and the slow-as-hell emulator doesn't sound fun, but coding layouts that don't involve lots of "how tall is this text for this given width?" calculations is a welcome addition.
The emulator is very slow indeed, but they talked about it at I/O and they said they will improve it this fall with hardware acceleration (they think lack of it was the biggest issue). Another smaller issue would be that the Android emulator is basically running "ARM hardware" on top of x86 (it's not just a fake simulator like the one for iOS).
They're also bringing a new UI builder this fall. They talk about all of that here:
Re: An iOS Developer Takes on Android
#4This is really good stuff. As an iOS developer, this is exactly what I hoped to read someday soon. I'm impressed, great writeup and quite thorough.
Re: An iOS Developer Takes on Android
#5Interestingly (but inevitably) as a java developer who first learned Android and then moved to iOS, the sticking points he mentions are exactly the same ones I found, but the other way around.
I think Eclipse makes sense if you think like a java coder, Xcode not so much, and Objective-C will fry your mind...
That said, Eclipse and the Android SDK is a pain to install even if you are a java wizard.
Re: An iOS Developer Takes on Android
#6Interestingly (but inevitably) as a java developer who first learned Android and then moved to iOS, the sticking points he mentions are exactly the same ones I found, but the other way around. I think Eclipse makes sense if you think like a java coder, Xcode not so much, and Objective-C will fry your mind... That said, Eclipse and the Android SDK is a pain to install even if you are a java wizard.
Why would ObjC fry anybodie's mind?
I am that weird to like it (coming from web dev background: PHP, Ruby, JavaSript)?
Re: An iOS Developer Takes on Android
#7This was great.
Im curious, where you experienced in Java before jumping into Android?
Re: An iOS Developer Takes on Android
#8Seems like a very balanced article to me. The comments about Eclipse made me laugh (I just had to start using Eclipse for a different reason and hate it with the heat of a thousand suns).
Re: An iOS Developer Takes on Android
#9Great write-up. I read the whole thing and bookmarked it as well for future reference. Thanks for sharing.
Which resources (online or otherwise) did you find most helpful?
Re: An iOS Developer Takes on Android
#10I installed the Android SDK easily. I do not understand all the fuss regarding the SDK installation. The emulator is slow though, no question there.