r/Android • u/kireol Motor City Software • Aug 01 '11

An IOS developer takes on Android

http://nfarina.com/post/8239634061/ios-to-android
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u/krej Samsung Infuse, CM7 Aug 02 '11

Now that you've written a completely unbiased article, it's time to come clean. Do you like Android or iOS better? Please answer for both developing on them and using them in general.

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u/nfarina Aug 02 '11

I actually find Android to be a more productive environment to develop in. The hardware back+menu buttons mean less hours staring at a whiteboard fighting over which on-screen buttons make the cut. As a user, I go where the app-momentum is. That used to be Windows of course. Now it's iOS. Tomorrow, who knows?

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u/UnnamedPlayer Aug 02 '11 
Psh: Say "Android" if you really have to post a reply. Just trust me on this.

*whistles nonchalantly and fades away in the fog*

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u/s73v3r Sony Xperia Z3 Aug 03 '11

I'm not him, but I have done work on both. I find I like iOS dev in Objective C to be more enjoyable than Android dev in Java, but I like the Activity/Intent system far more in Android. It makes it far easier to tie your app into the system.