When it comes to mobile
development, the question is Android or iOS? The answer is always iOS because
Android is fragmented and the integrated development environment (IDE) for iOS wins
over Android’s. These two points are critical for developers looking to develop
a mobile application and will quickly influence them to choose iOS over
Android.
First, Android is far too fragmented. Over 1,600 devices
are running Android on the market today, while iOS has fewer than 60. This
causes Android developers to spend more time testing their code on devices;
consequently, the time spent on an Android application far surpasses that of an
iOS application (Asay, 2014). The less time spent developing your application
is more time and money saved; this is what iOS development does for you.
Second, the IDE for iOS is far superior than Android’s. The
IDE used for iOS is Xcode, which is powerful, easy to use, and fast. The
debugging tool in Xcode helps the developer find and fix bugs quickly. On the
other hand, Android’s IDE is Eclipse, which is slow, a mess, and hard to learn.
The debugging tool in Eclipse is near to nonexistent, which makes fixing your
application hard to do (Evans, 2013). With iOS development, the developer will
spend more time writing code than trying to debug.
iOS development is the answer over Android in mobile
development. You spend more time writing code instead of testing it. The tools
you use to develop an iOS application are easy to learn
and are powerful. Android development takes too much time and is a tedious task
for a developer. iOS is a more practical solution for mobile development than
Android.
References
Asay, M. (2014, August 8). It really pays to be an iOS
developer, but there’s still hope for Android. Retrieved from http://www.businessinsider.com/android-vs-ios-developers-2014-8
Evans, J. (2013, November 16). Android vs. iOS
development: fight! Retrieved from http://
techcrunch.com/2013/11/16/the-state-of-the-art/
techcrunch.com/2013/11/16/the-state-of-the-art/
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