Ask HN: Why didn't dynamically linked dependencies become standard on Android?

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33798271
by return_to_monke • 4 years ago
1 0 4 years ago

Almost no apps use dynamically linked dependencies. While developing an application, you often have to build and ship hefty 10MBs of libraries and SDKs, that probably a lot of other apps use as well. Analytics and SaaS backends Like Firebase come to mind. I know there could be worries about version conflicts - but think about all the storage space that could be saved!

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