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Swift for Android Makes Major Step Forward with SCADE 2.0
Now at 2.0, SCADE aims to enable native app development for iOS and Android using Swift. Besides many internal improvements, SCADE 2 also includes a new native IDE for macOS that replaces the previous Eclipse-based IDE. InfoQ has taken the chance to speak with SCADE creator Frank Langel to learn more.
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Ionic Portals Aims to Simplify the Integration of Web Apps into iOS and Android Native Code
Ionic describes its new web view component, Ionic Portals, as a "supercharged" version of the native web view controls available on iOS and Android. It aims to make it easier for developers to integrate web apps with native code in an efficient way.
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Ubuntu Frame Aims to Power Ubuntu Core-Based Kiosks
Ubuntu Frame aims to power graphical applications for embedded devices like interactive kiosks, smart retail solutions, and so on.
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Facebook Mariana Trench Helps Developers to Find Vulnerabilities in Android and Java Apps
Recently open-sourced by Facebook, Mariana Trench (MT) aims to help developers identify and prevent security and privacy bugs in Android and Java applications.
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Swift 5.5 Extends Concurrency Support, Enums, Property Wrappers, and More
The latest release of Apple's language, Swift 5.5, introduces new features aimed at making it easier for developers to write asynchronous code as well as several extensions to the language and compiler, not the least CGFloat and Double interchangeability.
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Facebook Superpack Leverages Code Analysis for Android App Compression
In a recent article, Facebook described its novel technique for Android app compression, Superpack, which combines compiler analysis with data compression. While not yet available for everyone, Facebook is hoping to open source it.
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Android Studio Arctic Fox Improves Compose Preview, Adds Support for Apple Silicon
The latest release of Android Studio focuses on three main areas, says Google: improving UI design, extending device support, and boosting developer productivity. Additionally, Android Studio Arctic Fox introduces preview support for Apple Silicon processors.
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Google Jetpack Compose Goes 1.0, JetBrains Launches Compose Multiplatform Alpha
Jetpack Compose, Google's Kotlin-based declarative UI framework for Android, has now reached stability at version 1.0, which also brings a few new tools to improve developer experience. While Google's Compose only supports Android, Kotlin maker JetBrains announced its Compose Multiplatform, which aims to extend Compose to the Desktop and the Web.
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Node-RED 2.0 Improves Developer Experience with New Flow Debugger and Flow Linter
IoT-focused low-code programming tool Node-RED reaches version 2.0, bringing flow debugger and flow linter to help programmers find bugs in their flows.
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Google Launches the Android Game Development Kit
The Android Game Development Kit (AGDK) aims to make it easier to develop, optimize, and deliver Android games. Composed of both existing and new tools and libraries, the Android Game Development Kit is built using C and C++ APIs to maximize performance.
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Airbnb's Server-Driven UI Platform
Airbnb's server-driven UI (SDUI) departs from the usual approach to implement client UIs for different platforms, including Web, Android, and iOS. Instead of letting each client platform drive its UI, SDUI passes both the data and its UI representation to the client.
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Google Integrates TensorFlow Lite with Android, Adds Automatic Acceleration
Google has announced a new mobile ML stack, dubbed Android ML Platform and built around TensorFlow Lite, which aims to solve a number of problems that developers find when using on-device machine learning.
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Android Apps Will Soon Be Required to Adopt Android App Bundles
Starting August 2021, Google Play will require all new apps to be submitted as Android App Bundles (AAB), which provide greater efficiency that APKs, says Google.
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What's New in SwiftUI 3
Apple is continuing to work to bring SwiftUI, its declarative UI framework for Swift, on a par with UIKit and AppKit. At WWDC 2021, SwiftUI got a number of new features, including extended List views, support for pull to refresh, asynchronous images, and more.
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Xcode 13 Extends Team Collaboration and Source Editing Features
Xcode 13 brings improved Git integration, support for GitHub, Bitbucket, and GitLab collaboration features, new editor capabilities, and Vim keybindings.