Wanna know the real reason why developers still prefer iOS over Android?

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by nclx • 12 years ago

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NicoJuicy• 12 years ago

You: Make me a sandwich. Apple: Do it yourself

You: Sudo, make me a sandwich. Google: OK

I'm referring to rooting a device and customizing the experience. That's why i prefer Android.

PS. Notice i didn't generalize it?

nclx• 12 years ago

I know, but I think that under Apple restriction is possible to deliver better experiences than a rooted Android.

Zigurd• 12 years ago

The blame can be lain in several places, not least on developers for writing Android apps the way they write iOS apps.

In mentoring teams that are cross-training to make Android versions of their apps, I find that getting them into the right frame of mind about designing for a wide variety of screen geometries, ideally getting their designers to use Eclipse to load their work into the project and manage the directories for different geometry categories themselves, and getting the coders to accept that they can't subvert the Activity lifecycle, are good places to start to get them out of the "Why can't this be like iOS?" headspace.

Otherwise it's very likely they will choose to learn these lessons through experience.

Wanna know the real reason why developers still prefer iOS over Android?

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