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Android

Ian Z
Ian Z
14,584 Points
Posted by Ian Z
Ian Z
14,584 Points

does everyone use common IDEs to make an app? even stuff like facebook?

It feels silly to imagine something like facebook being made and maintained in eclipse. what do they do to make the 500 million+ dl apps like snapchat an instagram?

2 Answers

taahrqqhar
taahrqqhar
14,147 Points
taahrqqhar
taahrqqhar
14,147 Points

I think they do.. like xcode no matter how big the company is if they going to make a app for ios they need xcode no matter what. (unless it's a hybrid app html5/js)

Seth Kroger
Seth Kroger
56,413 Points
Seth Kroger
Seth Kroger
56,413 Points

They almost certainly do use an IDE, it's the job they are designed for. IDEs bring together a lot of tools and features to manage big, complex projects as well as basic projects. (And some IDEs are effectively required by the platform, like Xcode or Visual Studio).