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Android

Posted by Bla Blubb
Bla Blubb
2,740 Points

android studio versus ios swift

dear all, this weekend i installed android studio, but the results was a nightmare the system was extremely slowly!!! i was not able to run android studio and watch the lesson same time but my laptop is just 2 years old and the performance was always very good

would it make sense to start instead ios swift?? or would this end up the same way??

would really like to learn how to program apps

thanks a lot in advance

3 Answers

Ben Junya
Ben Junya
12,365 Points

Another great question!

I develop for Android and iOS in Swift. It's my full time job.

What kind of computer are you using? Are you using Windows or Mac?

Almost all of the dev shops I've interviewed and worked at are using Macs. Overall, I find the platform is just easier to work on. If you're developing for iOS, you must get a Mac, or get JetBrains AppCode, which is built off of IntelliJ IDEA(which is what Android Studio is built from).

Android Studio usually runs pretty smoothly. Have you tried cleaning up your computer? It's a pretty big program, and it can take up a lot of resources since you're compiling, running, and rendering in the XML editor.

Bla Blubb
Bla Blubb
2,740 Points
Bla Blubb
Bla Blubb
2,740 Points

thanks a lot

will now try to get extra ram for my ultrabook

Ben Junya
Ben Junya
12,365 Points

Just a quick heads up, you cannot code for iOS on a windows machine. You'll need to get a Mac.

I just saw that AppCode 3.1 requires Xcode to work properly.

Bla Blubb
Bla Blubb
2,740 Points
Bla Blubb
Bla Blubb
2,740 Points

i rechecked my system. i got already 8 gb ram, which is quite good. android studio requires only 4 gb ram. windows 8 also i cleaned up my ultrabook. i got a memory space of 28 gb. this must be sufficient

why is my android studio so extremly slow??? can anybody help??