Apps Android Development Vs. iPhone Development

[JooJar]

I had the iPhone 3GS, then the iPhone 4, and during the lifespan with these phones I tried to get into iPhone development.

I've been a developer for 6 years using various languages including Java, C++, C# but one language I didn't agree on was Objective-C. The messaging system is beautiful, albeit difficult to get used to. What I didn't like was the framework, unconventional naming constructs and the iOS platform. It felt like I was learning C++ for the first time.

Each time I approached it I had a negative attitude because I just didn't like it.

So, I got an S2. I enjoy Java and was desperate to build some mobile apps. Within hours, literally, I was racing through chapters of "Hello Android". Everything I was reading was clicking into place and sticking in my head.

The Android SDK is really nice and the Android platform is also nice.

Did anyone here have a similar experience?

 

[RubiconDude]

Nope!

I dislike obj-c and java equally tbh and write my games in c++ relying on the native interfaces for the fiddly overlaps.

I dislike working on iOS because it needs a Mac. I dislike working on Android because there are four million different devices to target/test on.

Lots of hate there. I guess I just want to spend more time writing games than dicking about doing platform support these days. Odd given that I was once a AAA tech guy.

 

[JooJar]

Nope!

I dislike obj-c and java equally tbh and write my games in c++ relying on the native interfaces for the fiddly overlaps.

I dislike working on iOS because it needs a Mac. I dislike working on Android because there are four million different devices to target/test on.

Lots of hate there. I guess I just want to spend more time writing games than dicking about doing platform support these days. Odd given that I was once a AAA tech guy.

Yeah but you know when you're a good coder when you're writing games in C++! I wish I would have done that at university instead of Software Engineering.

 

[RubiconDude]

Thanks, but those other languages are fine in their own right, I just get tired of having to learn new ones all the time when C/C++ is ubiquitous, at least in mainstream games.

You can however write good games in any of them. The Android stuff is definitely more accessable for people new to the platform - keep it up.

 

[alostpacket]

I felt the same way when trying iPhone dev. I much prefer java. It "clicks" with the way my mind works.

Obj-C felt like it was fighting with the way my mind works.

But to each their own, imo. All these languages have pros and cons And all are different tools meant for different tasks.