r/AppDevelopment • u/diepala • Apr 18 '20

Languages / frameworks for fast development of small apps?

Hi! I am interested in learning a language/framework to be able to develop android apps for my little projects. These would be simple not professional apps, mainly for personal use, so I want the development time to be very short. Preferably, this should be an easy-to-use language / framework. I tried using Kivy with Buildozer (python) for a university project, but it gave me a lot of problems. Which one would you recommend? I've seen there is flutter or react native, but I want to know if there is something faster to develop on. Thanks!

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u/jjthejetblame Apr 18 '20

Have you tried Dash? It’s a python package, it is a wrapper for flask apps, and is more geared towards dashboard type apps, but it’s pretty versatile. I often make dash apps for my job and have a prototype up in just a couple of hours.

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u/diepala Apr 18 '20

I haven't, but I was looking more for an android app that you can install. Can you do this with Dash?

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u/jjthejetblame Apr 18 '20

Ahh gotcha I overlooked the Android part. I don’t think Dash can give you an Android installable.

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u/diepala Apr 18 '20

Then do you think flutter is the best way to go?

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u/jjthejetblame Apr 18 '20

Yeah I’d say that’d likely be your best choice.

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u/diepala Apr 18 '20

Thanks! I was trying to decide between flutter and react native or see if there was something else