But again, i do need Android Studio or Xcode. I'm just waiting a real good ecosystem where with a simple command, i can build the app. This is possible, but not accessible.
You can't build native apps for ios on windows with vscode and also not for android in xcode you need that, I mean it is already so easy and people still complain, do you understand that you do nothing in android studio other than compiling when its ready nothing hard...
So we stay on the initial problem. We have to install almost 1go of tools (Android Studio), to use in the end not even 10% (the compilation part, build tools). It's like using a tank to kill a fly, it's not necessary.
I know very well that using Android Studio is simple, and very convenient, but why bother installing this IDE when someone could just create an environment for Vscode, or more generally create a CLI. I'm complaining because it's an unnecessary overhead, and many other developers are complaining about it too.
Also, as you mentioned, we can't build Android applications on Mac, and IOS applications on Windows/Linux. This is one of the problems I point out, to have a real ecosystem that is easy to use. Mobile application development is still a niche, but it's growing year by year, thanks to React Native and Expo, which simplifies the whole process.
I sound as someone who would like this ecosystem to be better, and not dependent on unnecessary tools. We can code a backend with any IDE, a frontend with any IDE, but we depend on Android Studio and Xcode for mobile applications. What I would like is to be able to remove this dependency.
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But again, i do need Android Studio or Xcode. I'm just waiting a real good ecosystem where with a simple command, i can build the app. This is possible, but not accessible.
You can't build native apps for ios on windows with vscode and also not for android in xcode you need that, I mean it is already so easy and people still complain, do you understand that you do nothing in android studio other than compiling when its ready nothing hard...
So we stay on the initial problem. We have to install almost 1go of tools (Android Studio), to use in the end not even 10% (the compilation part, build tools). It's like using a tank to kill a fly, it's not necessary.
I know very well that using Android Studio is simple, and very convenient, but why bother installing this IDE when someone could just create an environment for Vscode, or more generally create a CLI. I'm complaining because it's an unnecessary overhead, and many other developers are complaining about it too.
Also, as you mentioned, we can't build Android applications on Mac, and IOS applications on Windows/Linux. This is one of the problems I point out, to have a real ecosystem that is easy to use. Mobile application development is still a niche, but it's growing year by year, thanks to React Native and Expo, which simplifies the whole process.
You sound like a time traveller from 2009
What do you mean?
"Mobile application development is still a niche, but it's growing year by year"
This is what you said like LoL what?
Also I don't think its up to framework authors I think companies like apple force you to use XCode for the build part.
I also think you complain without any reason you sound like your PC has a 500mb hardrive and no space space for android studio.
I sound as someone who would like this ecosystem to be better, and not dependent on unnecessary tools. We can code a backend with any IDE, a frontend with any IDE, but we depend on Android Studio and Xcode for mobile applications. What I would like is to be able to remove this dependency.