Ask HN: Recommended way to develop Android apps in 2018?

9 points by ziont 7y ago ↗ HN

Has there been any changes since Android Studio? Is this the go to IDE?

I used Eclipse back in 2012 but haven't touched Android development since. I have vague memories of Android Activity Lifecycle so I just finished watching a video on that.

edit: Just discovered Kotlin....wow I can't go back to Java after this!

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NicoJuicy 7y ago ↗

Also, flutter

plahteenlahti 7y ago ↗

Flutter is worth looking into, and is currently being pushed quite a lot by Google as well. Key benefit over Android development with Kotlin or Java is the possibility using the same codebase for both iOS and android apps.

I’ve tried Flutter a little and personally still favour React native over it, mostly because of my web design and development background. However a lot of my colleagues and friends are leaning heavily towards Flutter in their projects because of its better developer experience.

https://flutter.io

ziont 7y ago ↗

WOW! I'm gonna give Flutter a try.

ankyth27 7y ago ↗

React Native. It's great to go for simple to medium complexity apps. Flutter could be another closer choice because it appears to be more Dev friendly and android's ownership of Google. React will help you share large amount of code and concepts within web, iOS and android.