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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Launch tags:Android•iOS•Developer Tools

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This new tool is interesting cuz it promises genuine native apps but why limit to just Swift and Kotlin, what if I prefer React Native or Flutter, also how does it handle niche features specific to one platform, would love to see more benchmarks on performance compared to other frameworks too

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2yr ago

Okay, so we've got another cross-platform development tool, like Flutter, React Native, and Xamarin, but focusing on Swift and Kotlin, it's an interesting approach, but I'm not sure how it's different from the existing ones or if there's a real need for it, if it delivers on native performance would be cool, but we've seen promises like this before, and they often fall short in real-world scenarios, wondering if devs actually need another tool that makes big promises but might not live up to them

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2yr ago

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Congrats on the launch, @mwp ! Skip's approach to using Swift for both iOS and Android is revolutionary. How does it handle platform-specific features like Android's back button or iOS's gesture navigation? Would love to hear more about the challenges you faced during development.

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2yr ago

Wow, this is fascinating! A few questions - can Skip handle complex SwiftUI components like animations when transpiling to Kotlin? Also, does it support the latest iOS and Android updates seamlessly?Good luck with the launch.

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2yr ago

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@patriciaharris We automatically support many SwiftUI animations – see https://skip.tools/docs/modules/.... And for any that we don't support out of the box, you can always drop down and use Kotlin/Compose directly (see https://skip.tools/docs/platform...). As for updates, that's really where Skip shines: since we are using standard SwiftUI on iOS, and standard Jetpack Compose on Android, you will always be up-to-date with the latest platform conventions. There isn't any risk of "falling behind" when, e.g., Apple or Google changes how standard controls like buttons or text are rendered.

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2yr ago

Congrats on the launch, @mwp! This could be a game changer for mobile devs. Using Swift to reach both iOS and Android? That's an MVP I can get behind! Can't wait to see how it competes with the other frameworks. Let's see that Traction! 🚀

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2yr ago

Skip looks like a really handy tool for devs working on both iOS and Android.

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2yr ago

Kudos to Skip for bridging the gap between iOS and Android with such elegance.

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