A daunting thing about mobile development is just how poor the tooling landscape is in 2021.
I suspect Apple's decision in 2010 to basically ban code generators - bankrupting dozens of startups overnight - is a huge reason.
It could happen again. It's a risk to be priced in.
I suspect Apple's decision in 2010 to basically ban code generators - bankrupting dozens of startups overnight - is a huge reason.
It could happen again. It's a risk to be priced in.
This is true for backend-driven mobile apps as well: the App Store Guidelines are very vague.
It's why e.g. hot reload on RN is something any sensible company steers clear of in prod. Yes, it works: but it *could* get your app banned. For good.
It holds back the ecosystem.
It's why e.g. hot reload on RN is something any sensible company steers clear of in prod. Yes, it works: but it *could* get your app banned. For good.
It holds back the ecosystem.
I do wish that Windows Phone would have succeeded in staying relevant because it would have led to *much* more competition.
Microsoft was dev-first in their mobile approach. Their A-team was building the dev tools.
Apple - let's be honest - is consumer-first, developer-last.
Microsoft was dev-first in their mobile approach. Their A-team was building the dev tools.
Apple - let's be honest - is consumer-first, developer-last.
The 2012-2013 Windows Phone development experience & documentation is well ahead of Apple in 2021.
There seems to be some improvement at Apple... but, let's be honest, they don't need to improve.
iOS is where the money is: developers will (have to) put with what is there.
There seems to be some improvement at Apple... but, let's be honest, they don't need to improve.
iOS is where the money is: developers will (have to) put with what is there.
The tragedy with Apple is that - unlike Microsoft - they ban solutions wanting to offer (better) tooling to what Apple does.
A telling story is Windmill for iOS and Mac: a tool to iterate faster on apps. Rejected for... being too similar to TestFlight. qnoid.com/2019/07/29/Win…
A telling story is Windmill for iOS and Mac: a tool to iterate faster on apps. Rejected for... being too similar to TestFlight. qnoid.com/2019/07/29/Win…
And thus it's full circle. Customers are on iOS --> devs are as well.
Apple tools need improvement --> but they can (do) shut down efforts for improvement.
And so the iOS dev experience is what it is. Put up with it. Build internal tools to work around (just don't tell Apple!)
Apple tools need improvement --> but they can (do) shut down efforts for improvement.
And so the iOS dev experience is what it is. Put up with it. Build internal tools to work around (just don't tell Apple!)
Android tooling is another story. It's better and more open. Good job, Google.
But in the US and Western Europe... it doesn't matter. iOS brings in easily 60-70+% of iOS/Android revenues for many businesses.
You support Android, but iOS is the cash cow on these markets.
But in the US and Western Europe... it doesn't matter. iOS brings in easily 60-70+% of iOS/Android revenues for many businesses.
You support Android, but iOS is the cash cow on these markets.
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