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Recommended language/framework for a first time android project? (self.mobiledev)

submitted 8 months ago by UndercoverUlrikHD to c/mobiledev

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I've been thinking about writing my own workout logger that better fits my use and I'd like to hear some recommendations on what language or framework to use.

I don't have any prior experience with mobile development nor with Java or Kotlin, and C++ I suspect would be needlessly low level for the features I'd like to include.

Features is like to include in the app is capability of recording video, playing video/audio, creating graphs and opening up in-app tabs. Fancy ui and animations is not of much importance.

Any recommendations on what languages to use and what libraries might be of interest to get going?

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[–] ExperimentalGuy 3 points 8 months ago (1 children)

You could use Flutter. It's pretty easy to make an app with it. I should ask though, would it not be easier to fork a current project than write a new one completely?

[–] UndercoverUlrikHD 1 points 8 months ago

It's mainly something I will do for fun, and going through someone else's codebase and start tinkering isn't something I consider much fun. I like writing stuff from scratch, and it's a decent learning opportunity for if I ever decide I want to write something else for android.

Flutter looks interesting though