Skip

Cross-platform mobile app development without compromises

180 followers

Cross-platform mobile app development without compromises

180 followers

Skip brings Swift app development to Android. It is a tool that enables developers to use a single modern programming language (Swift) and first-class development environment (Xcode) to build genuinely native apps for both iOS and Android.

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Wow, @mwp, The ability to use Swift for both iOS and Android while maintaining genuine native performance is a sweet deal. It's great to see you moving away from the typical cross-platform woes with a unique approach. I'm especially intrigued by how you've incorporated Swift Package Manager and the "skipstone" plugin to streamline the workflow. As a developer, the thought of breaking down complex projects into sub-modules and still keeping everything in the same language is a dream come true! Can't wait to dive into the documentation and check out those open-source modules on GitHub. This could really be the next MVP in our toolkit! Upvoted for sure!

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2yr ago

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Congrats on the official launch of Skip, @mwp! 🚀 This is a game-changer for mobile devs wanting to leverage Swift for both iOS and Android. Excited to see the community's response to this innovative approach! #CrossPlatform #PH

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2yr ago

Skip looks great! I'd love to give it a try! Congrats, team

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2yr ago

As an iOS developer, I can now use Swift and Xcode to create native Android apps without learning a new language. Skip is a game-changer!

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2yr ago

sounds kind of interesting but honestly not sure if I buy the whole "genuinely native" thing, Swift to Kotlin's got to lose something in translation somewhere, let's see how it holds up under real-world use 🤔

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2yr ago

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@acesurdirector Please try it out for yourself and let us know how it goes. We have a lot of people building real-world apps with Skip, and so far they have been happy with the results. The Kotlin that Skip creates is fairly idiomatic (you can even experiment online at https://skip.tools/playground/), and the Jetpack Compose we create follows the standard, Google-recommended UI design approaches. The goal is that the result should be no different than if you had build 2 independent apps for the 2 platforms.

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2yr ago

okay, so you're saying this tool turns Swift apps into Kotlin ones, but like, does it keep the same performance and responsiveness that native apps offer, cause sometimes these cross-platform things lag a bit, also how does it handle platform-specific features and updates, gotta wonder how reliable it'll be over time

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2yr ago

Skip

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@apextechguru Skip is unique in that it uses the native interface components, using the platform-blessed APIs and languages recommended by the vendor (Apple and Google). Other cross-platforms implement their own components that mimic the appearance of native components on each of the platforms, and are subject to "falling behind" when the operating system is updated with a new look and feel. This can't happen with Skip, since it is using the same forward-compatible APIs that every other native app uses.

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2yr ago

I find the idea of using Swift for Android development interesting but also a bit concerning, Swift is great for iOS, but I wonder about the long-term compatibility and support for Android, plus, most of us are already invested in languages like Java and Kotlin for Android, It's hard to see how switching to a new tool will be worth the learning curve, also, some daily used Android components and libraries may not play nicely with Swift yet, which could cause some headaches for seasoned Android devs, just my two cents

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2yr ago

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