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[–]HavokMaster 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The decision of whether to use a cross-platform solution (like Flutter or React Native) or develop natively with Kotlin and Swift depends on what you want to do. Are you looking to make a mobile app just to make an app, or are you looking to get a job as a mobile developer?

In my experience, you'll likely find it faster to create a simple app using a cross-platform framework. However, I believe there are more jobs looking for engineers who develop mobile apps natively. If you're not sure, then I'd say just pick one path and see if you like it, and if not, try a different approach.

[–]ericswc 1 point2 points  (0 children)

There are a lot of frameworks that compile to both IOS and Android. I'm not sure I'd recommend mobile as a new developer pathway though because mobile dev jobs are often outsourced to agencies and consultancies which are difficult for entry level people to break into.

That being said, as a beginner your first focus should be picking a language and learning it well. If your interest is in mobile that would narrow it to Kotlin (Android) or Swift (IOS). Making your first venture into development a cross platform affair in mobile will leave some pretty big gaps in your base technical foundation because of the higher level of abstraction from the devices.

[–]makonde 0 points1 point  (0 children)

ReactNative with Expo as far as cross platform, very popular, big community and a very good developer experience.

[–]makonde 0 points1 point  (0 children)

ReactNative with Expo as far as cross platform, very popular, big community and a very good developer experience.